The Town

[Fox1994]

Anyone interested in this? They mention that it's by the same studio as The Departed, as if that means something... I'm repelled because it looks almost like a Departed rip-off with Ben Affleck, who is not among my favorite actors... Granted, Jon Hamm's in it.

Thoughts?

[Palooza]

Gone Baby Gone was pure brilliance; Affleck knows how to direct.

Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to act. Looks like a bit of a ripoff of Heat, but that's okay.

Should be decent, but most likely forgettable.

[wingsfan77]

Don't worry, Don Draper will catch the bad guys haha....I'll probably see this eventually because it looks pretty decent, I saw the trailer for it before Inception.

[Fox1994]

Gone Baby Gone was pure brilliance; Affleck knows how to direct.

Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to act. Looks like a bit of a ripoff of Heat, but that's okay.

Should be decent, but most likely forgettable.

So he should never be the lead of a movie, right? Since he can't act... I mean, that's why I have low hopes for this one.

[NAHSTE]

Gone Baby Gone was pure brilliance; Affleck knows how to direct.

Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to act. Looks like a bit of a ripoff of Heat, but that's okay.

Should be decent, but most likely forgettable.

Agree with all of this. I think it'll be pretty solid, and Leighton Meester playing a skank is kind of intriguing, but I got strong "this is trying too much to be like Heat" vibes when viewing the trailer.

But still, Affleck is a good director.