Heist movies were in vogue this summer, and Ben Affleck proved he could roll with the best in directing his new drama/thriller “The Town.” The story: a group of veteran thieves take a bank by force and kidnap a manager to insure a safe escape. They quickly find out that the manager, Claire Keesey (Rebecca…
Don’t let ‘Takers’ take your hard-earned cash
Three aspects make heist movies great: intensity, production quality and the ability to suspend disbelief. “Takers” hardly makes the grade in those categories and is by far one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. It is a typical revenge/heist gone wrong story. A professional crew of bank robbers just completed their annual job.…