Review of The Town (2010) by Laura S — 22 Jul 2016

I liked it a lot. The only issue I had with it was the cliche technique they used that's used in a lot of movies where they make the FBI or other law enforcement look inept and like the criminals are always a step ahead. Case in point...Jem was dressed as a cop and the FBI and cops were all firing on him and killed him. Jon Hamm's character knew he was dressed as a cop but then he just watched as Ben Affleck, also dressed as a cop, drove away in a police car. He didn't even flinch and wonder if maybe that wasn't a real cop driving away.

I just think the FBI, in particular, are pretty smart in real life and a cliche in a lot of movies is that they're inept buffoons. It's funny in many movies, but I think it wasn't appropriate to make them look bad in this movie. I realize the criminals in this movie needed to stay free to keep committing crimes. They should have just avoided scenes where the FBI looked like idiots. It would have added more realism to the story.