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Title: Should have been great and IS...unless you have a moral compass
Review: Has all the trappings of a very good action/adventure/drama: excellent director/actor in Ben Affleck...John Hamm, Jeremy Renner. Interesting plot. The whole thing is subverted by the absolute lack of a moral compass in the plot structure and characters. We are supposed somehow to identify with Doug, a career criminal who, with his co-conspirators, rob banks, destroy property, put lives in jeopardy, kidnaps and terrorizes an innocent witness. Then, after accumulating all this money decides to leave "the town" with Claire and leave his life of crime. Is it due to remorse over his antisocial, criminal life? Not hinted at. Just tired of it. I was actually angry as I left the theater, and cannot to this day understand how rational people think this film is so great. If you want great Ben Affleck, watch Gone Baby Gone. Big thumbs down to this one (sorry, Roger Ebert for stealing your copyrighted phrase).
