Went to see The Town on Saturday night. It wasn't the original plan but we'd misread the days when looking up the Social Network and were early by a day. Since when do movies start on Sunday night?
The Town was very impressive. I found myself completely caught up in it and a chase scene in the middle had me genuinely on edge. I mention this more as a comment on myself than on the scene itself. I worry that my fear of conflict has caused me to become terrified of any kind of conflict on screen. This goes for my long held love for cringe comedy such as Alan Partridge and The Office as much my teenage fascination with horror and later propensity for watching films I'd heard were challenging - and you can read for that either snobby or some way twisted.
I now feel discomfort in other people's confrontations in a more personal way than I did before. It could be because I'm a little less sociable than I used to be. I might put myself through a trial by fire by rewatching The Office and some Miike DVDs that are lying around. I've also heard Buried is hard work emotionally so that might be another good place to start.
So... The Town. Very nicely put together, and mostly well cast, although Pete Postlethwaite's accent was just funny when I don't think it was meant to be. Jeremy Renner was excellent in particular. Ben Affleck directed himself very well I thought. He played the gangster with a heart role straight and it was somehow believable, even knowing he was the guy from that J-Lo video. I liked how the female characters were written. Rebecca Hall's Claire was funny and intelligent and no more angsty than a victim like her is entitled to be. Blake Lively as Renner's sister is believable and interesting.
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