If they handed out awards for actors who get the most out of mere minutes of screentime in a feature film, the late Pete Postlethwaite would be an easy contender — for, if nothing else, the florist scene in the 2010 Ben Affleck crime thriller The Town.
The film is set in Boston and stars Jon Hammm, Jeremy Renner and Blake Lively. It’s currently one of the most watched movies on Netflix US. This is according to Netflix’s Top 10 Movies List, currently at. The Townat #5. Postlethwaite’s brief inclusion in The movieIt is one of my most favorite parts. You can see his amazing scene in the video below. It won’t spoil anything about the movie by the way.
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Postlethwaite portrays Fergus in the movie “Fergie” Colm — a local mob boss with the most sinister Irish accent you’ve ever heard in your life. Postlethwaite, who is squeezing every last drop of malice out of his lines while casually trimming roses at his flower shop which also serves as a front to his criminal misdeeds, is the scene I am referring to.
Affleck portrays Doug MacRay, a bank robber who visits Colm to inform him that he’s no longer working for him. He’s out.
The large meathead at the door is keeping his arms crossed and watching Affleck’s MacRay intently. Colm doesn’t take. “no”For an answer. MacRay sneers in his return. “You’re going to do this for me, or I’m going to clip your nuts, like I clipped your daddy’s.”
He then unleashes an invective-and-malice torrent at MacRay in a devastating monologue which manages to insult MacRay’s parents. MacRay is forced to fulfill certain obligations and, oh yeah! I know where your girlfriend is. It’s a great scene.
Review and reaction
The scene is impressive because, as far as I know, Postlethwaite was very sick at the time. This was his last film before his death. This was his next-level work until the end.
The movie’s rest is also great. It’s riveting to watch the robberies, the gunfights are chaotic and messy, and my attention stayed focused on the entire movie. Heist movies are almost as enjoyable to me as anything that is related to espionage. This format is very strict and requires you to be creative. You have to bring your best writing and filmmaking skills to avoid making something boring.
Over at Rotten Tomatoes, The TownIt currently boasts a 92% score from critics. This is based on 235 reviews. Similar to this oneA critic for the British newspaper The Spectator: “So this isn’t fresh, exactly, but it is tense and exciting and well-performed and you do end up caring about the people you’ve been manipulated into caring about. I ask you: What more could you want from a trip to the cinema?”
As for audiences, meanwhile, The TownThis film has an audience score of 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. While that’s slightly below the critics’ score, it’s arguably more impressive — because it’s derived from more than 100,000 user ratings.