Ben Affleckis one of the most popular actors in the world, having starred in films such asGood Will Hunting,Armageddon, andGone Girl. However, Affleck is also an accomplished director. His 2007 directorial debut,Gone Baby Gone, starred his brother, Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, and Michelle Monaghan, and received rave reviews.Gone Baby Gonecurrently has a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Affleck did not appear inGone Baby Gone, but he has starred in every movie he has directed since.
Since his directorial debut, Affleck has directed four more movies. His 2012 filmArgois one ofBen Affleck’s best moviesand even managed to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. His 2016 movie,Live By Night, was not as well-received, but 2023’sAironce again garnered extremely positive reviews for Affleck. His direct follow-up toGone Baby Gone, a 2010 movie with 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, is the most action-packed movie of Affleck’s directorial career, as it follows a group of bank robbers who take on a dangerous job.
The Town’s Heist Ending Receives A Strong Accuracy Score
The Fenway Park Heist Goes Wrong In The Town
Former Green Beret David Harris rated scenes in movies, andawardedThe Townwith a strong accuracy score.The Townwas written anddirected by Ben Affleck. Affleck also stars inThe Townas Doug MacRay, who leads ateam of bank robbers who attempt to steal $3.5 million in gate cash from Fenway Park. In addition to Affleck, the cast ofThe Townincludes Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, and Blake Lively.
The use of flashbangs ultimately leads to the death of one of the members of Doug’s crew in this scene.
The Fenway Park heist at theend ofThe Towngoes wrong, as Doug and his team get surrounded by FBI agents. In a video forInsider, Harris rates the showdown between Doug’s crew and the FBI, whouse flashbang grenades to disorient the robbers. The use of flashbangs ultimately leads to the death of one of the members of Doug’s crew in this scene, which Harris gives an accuracyrating of 8 out of 10. Read Harris' full quote below:
It went under the vehicle, which was going to stop some of the light, but the explosion was pretty intense. We wouldn’t go in there if it was doing that. We always wore eye and ear protection. Ours was more like a flash, like pop, pop, pop, because we could be in the room with it. This one seemed like it was an aggressive explosion to make them be more disoriented, because you’re not wearing ear protection or anything.
Our Take On The Town’s Fenway Park Heist Scene
The Movie Is A Great Sophmore Effort From Affleck
AfterGone Baby Gone,The Townis the film that solidified Affleck’s reputation as a director to be on the lookout for.The Townwas an amazing second feature film for Affleck, and included many impressive sequences.The fallout of the Fenway Park heist, in particular, is a standout scene from the movie, since Doug and his crew appear to be in such an impossible position to escape from. Therefore, it is good to see that this scene received a solid accuracy score from Harris.
The Town
Cast
The Town, directed by Ben Affleck, follows Doug MacRay, a skilled thief seeking a way out of his criminal life. The plot intensifies as a bank heist leads to a developing relationship between Doug and a kidnapped branch manager, risking exposure to an FBI agent pursuing his crew.
