Episode 133 - The Town (with BFF of the BFE: Rev. Bruce)

<p>Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Georgia, and Ethan (Liam's manning the getaway car) as we review Ben Affleck's 2nd directorial effort in the gritty Boston heist film, The Town - brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Rev Bruce who joins us for the Endgame on this episode.  We're talking Priuses in our 133rd episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>How this film follows the format of a romantic comedy if you excuse the overwhelming trauma involved in the meet-cute</li> <li>Are we given enough time to feel sympathy for the characters in this film?</li> <li>What efforts did Ben Affleck go to in order to create an aura of legitimacy in this film</li> <li>Is Ben Affleck just remaking one of his other films and casting himself in the hero role, this go around</li> <li>Whether Doug is justified in his final kills or does he go too far</li> <li>Why does no-one pay attention to a character walking around with a duffel bag, ever</li> <li>Which actors and actresses really surprised us in this film and someone besides Georgia suffers from a little face blindness</li> <li>It's the return of Postlethwaite, and you know what that means</li> <li>We're joined once again by our BFF: Reverend Bruce and discuss Baseball, Boston, and some Dunkin' Donuts</li> <li>Georgia, Ian and Reverend Bruce all give their perspectives on how to deliver an affected accent</li> <li>We briefly give some thoughts on Will Smith's apology, the passing of Paul Sorvino and the last episode of Nick & Russ Don't Know Anything</li> <li>Whether or not The Town is the Best Film Ever.</li> </ul> <p>Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/BFE'>https://www.patreon.com/BFE</a></p> <p>We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:</p> <ul><li>Rev Bruce</li> <li>Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM</li> <li>Lina Oberholzer</li> <li>Ensign Ian Davies</li> <li>Chris Pedersen </li> <li>Katie McRae</li> <li>Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)</li> <li>Randal Silva</li> <li>The Yeetm