THE TOWN

The town is Boston, and the director and star is Ben Affleck, who is doing for Boston what Woody Allen did for New York. Actually, "the town" more specifically is Charlestown, a particular neighborhood in Boston where more bank heists take place than anywhere else in the USA.
This is the story of a group of old neighborhood buddies who get together and pull off daring capers instead of getting real jobs. They all have deep-rooted issues which led each of them to a life of crime. You know -- environment, parents, peer pressure, the mob -- the usual.
The FBI is there too, relentlessly pursuing the young thugs. Dagnabbit, he's gonna catch those punks come hell or high water.
And then there are the women. Three figure prominently, and they are the ex-girlfriend, the hostage, and the mother of one of the heisters (heisters???).
All the components of your typical bank heist movie are here. It all worked, though. It was put together well, kept a brisk pace, and the entire cast (save on old Scottish dude) are very easy on the eyes. You find yourself rooting for the bad guys, even though they're lacking any semblance of morality or conscience. There's plenty of bang bang and a pretty awesome car chase through the streets of Boston.
It's not gonna win the Palm D'or at Cannes, but it was fun.