Counting Down to St. Patrick's Day - 13
The Town is based on a book titled The Prince of Thieves and set in and around Boston. Four Irish-American men, friends from childhood, rob banks. They rob a Cambridge bank and take a bank manage hostage during the get away. Claire is released unharmed. Since the four were masked, Claire can identify one of them by the tattoo on the back of his neck. Doug (Affleck) the leader follows Claire, bumps into her, and begins a relationship against the better judgement of the group. John Hamm is the FBI Agent in charge of solving the bank robberies. The four men are under surveillance and have a local florist as the "Big Boss". The late Pete Postlethwaite, I believe in his last film, is excellent. The foursome continue to rob banks and are nearly caught in a North End bank job. During the investigation, the FBI think that Claire is part of the gang after a wiretapped phone conversation. Claire is shocked to hear that Doug is one of the robbers who held her hostage. The big and final job is at Fenway, the home of the Boston Red Sox. The movie is now on DVD. Everyone I have spoken with has enjoyed this bank heist film. The Town moves at a good pace, filmed in Boston, and is about Irish-Americans. This is a very good movie.
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