The Town

We went to see The Town starring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner; it's about bank robbers and is set in Boston. Affleck plays Doug who is the leader of a gang of bank robbers who take Claire (Hall) as a hostage for a short time. The film follows the activities of the gang, the FBI investigation into the robberies (led by Hamm) and the budding relationship between Doug and Claire (who doesn't know he was one of the robbers in her bank).
This was written and directed by Ben Affleck who is emerging as quite a talent both on and off screen after some notable flops (Gigli anyone?). I found some of the dialogue a bit tricky to follow with the strong Boston accents but still very much enjoyed it.

The Other Guys

I thought I'd better add The Other Guys as I saw it when we were in Toronto. It's not out here until next week - hence we saw that on the 30th Aug, 3 weeks before it's on here! It stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as cops who are stuck at their desks day in, day out until the star cops of their precinct die in a tragic accident. Cue lots of silliness but also some very funny moments. The stand out line for me was Will Ferrel saying to his gorgeous wife (Eva Mendes):

"These braised ribs taste like dog's asshole. I ask myself "Who would slow roast a dog's asshole and feed it to me?"'

Horrible but it made my hubbie and I laugh a lot!!

The Switch, Going the Distance and Cyrus

I watched The Switch last weekend. It stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman as two friends living in New York. She decides the time is right to have a baby so finds a sperm donor and he accidentally spills the 'donation' without her knowing - and when he is very drunk - and replaces it with his own 'donation'. Seven years later she moves back to NY after moving nearer her parents to have the baby and he realises the boy is his. It's a sweet romantic comedy. Nuff said!

Going the Distance was one I was barely aware of until a week ago and hadn't seen the trailer so didn't know what to expect. It stars Drew Barrymore and Justin Long as a pair who meet in a bar six weeks before she is due to leave New York for San Francisco and they fall in love. It then shows the impact of the long distance relationship on them. It has lovely performances from the lead actors but also very funny turns by the actors playing his two friends. It made my friend and I laugh a lot in places and was a lovely Saturday morning film!

Cyrus was not a film I was in a hurry to see despite the stellar cast of John C. Reilly, Marissa Tomei, Jonah Hill and Catherine Keener. It's about a man (Reilly) who meets a woman (Tomei) and her grown up son (Hill) who is a bit odd. It was funny in places but I didn't love it.