I usually just see the trailers, but in this case I happened to read a review that said "this is Ben Affleck's comeback...welcome back"
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.That statement was the truth! Not that I haven't enjoyed the brief flash of his star here and there over the years, but this movie just goes to show that Ben Affleck needs to write his own material.
The was compared to a mix of The Departed and Heat. Although I haven't seen Heat, I've seen and really liked The Departed. This beat them both (Dave told me that Heat is not nearly good as The Departed).
Affleck plays a bad guy, but he's the good bad guy, the one you root for and the one you hope will turn good for the sake of the outcome. Rebecca Hall was very believable as the shell-shocked victim of a bank robbery and you can't help but root for her and Affleck's character to get together (no matter how wrong it may be!!).
This was a great movie, best we've seen in a long time! It's a Movie Diva thumb's up...that is, if the Diva would stoop to put a thumb up!
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