i heard this movie was compared to micheal mann's heat (1995). i beg to differ. as much as a lot of similarities can be drawn between the two movies, and the town is actually a very close remake of heat, the two could not have been more different. the main problem lies in editing, the town has this very laid back feel for a supposedly intense crime drama. some stories choose that path, like justified (2010/11), but when it is intense, you feel the intensity. this movie - nada. i feel vaguely threatened whenever jeremy renner came on screen as the volatile coughlin - and it was destined that if not for him i would not enjoy the movie at all. something about the car chase scene that evoked a sense of monotony instead of panic or excitement. i don't get the sense of speed, that urgency. it's odd that something like that could go wrong.
that comparison to heat (1995) is certainly not justified.
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