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The Town (2010)

Directed by Ben Affleck•2h 5m•Published Aug 2, 2022•Episode length 3h 30m
Episode 133 - The Town (with BFF of the BFE: Rev. Bruce)
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Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Doug MacRay
Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner
James "Jem" Coughlin
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall
Claire Keesey
Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm
FBI S.A. Adam Frawley
Blake Lively
Blake Lively
Krista Coughlin
George Carroll
George Carroll
Albert "Gloansy" Magloan
Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
Fergus "Fergie" Colm
Owen Burke
Owen Burke
Desmond "Dez" Elden
Titus Welliver
Titus Welliver
Dino Ciampa
Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper
Stephen MacRay

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Overview

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

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Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Georgia, and Ethan (Liam's manning the getaway car) as we review Ben Affleck's 2nd directorial effort in the gritty Boston heist film, The Town - brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Rev Bruce who joins us for the Endgame on this episode. We're talking Priuses in our …

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Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Georgia, and Ethan (Liam's manning the getaway car) as we review Ben Affleck's 2nd directorial effort in the gritty Boston heist film, The Town - brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Rev Bruce who joins us for the Endgame on this episode.  We're talking Priuses in our 133rd episode as we discuss:

  • How this film follows the format of a romantic comedy if you excuse the overwhelming trauma involved in the meet-cute
  • Are we given enough time to feel sympathy for the characters in this film?
  • What efforts did Ben Affleck go to in order to create an aura of legitimacy in this film
  • Is Ben Affleck just remaking one of his other films and casting himself in the hero role, this go around
  • Whether Doug is justified in his final kills or does he go too far
  • Why does no-one pay attention to a character walking around with a duffel bag, ever
  • Which actors and actresses really surprised us in this film and someone besides Georgia suffers from a little face blindness
  • It's the return of Postlethwaite, and you know what that means
  • We're joined once again by our BFF: Reverend Bruce and discuss Baseball, Boston, and some Dunkin' Donuts
  • Georgia, Ian and Reverend Bruce all give their perspectives on how to deliver an affected accent
  • We briefly give some thoughts on Will Smith's apology, the passing of Paul Sorvino and the last episode of Nick & Russ Don't Know Anything
  • Whether or not The Town is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    6:45 - Reflections & Corrections
    24:20 - Shoutouts
    36:30 - Deep Dive
    1:45:10- We're joined by Hermes
    2:32:25 - Endgame