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The film (an adaptation of Chuck Hogan's book ''Prince Of Thieves'') was directed by Affleck, who also plays the lead character. The film opened in theaters in the United States on September 17, 2010 to rave reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a "Certified Fresh" rating with 95% positive critical reviews. In addition, the film opened at number one at the U.S. box office with more than $23 million.

 

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=== This film contains examples of: ===

* [[Beauty Inversion]]: Krista Coughlin, played by Blake Lively, who is often seen disheveled and ratty during the film (and often seen with pimples, cuts or bruises). Sharp contrast to Rebecca Hall's appearance as Claire.

* [[Big Bad]]: Fergie "The Florist" Colm

* [[Brief Accent Imitation]]: At one point while interrogating Doug, agent Frawley puts on Doug's working-class Boston accent.

* [[Bulletproof Vest]]: {{spoiler|Doug takes an entire magazine from Fergie at near-point blank range and lives}}. Whether this is played straight or exaggerated is up to the viewer.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Claire at one point tells Doug how her brother died on a sunny day; she's later able to use this phrase as a code to warn him to stay away from her apartment when the FBI sets a trap for him there.

* [[Cowboy Cop]]: Subverted; though Agent Frawley at times comes off this way nothing he does violates the law or standard police protocol. He's simply ruthlessly efficient and willing to do whatever's allowed to do his job.

* {{spoiler|[[Did Not Get the Girl]]}}: {{spoiler|Because he was the criminal who traumatized her, that's why.}}

* [[The Dragon]]: Fergie's associate, though {{spoiler|Doug effortlessly dispatches him at the end}}.

* [[Gilligan Cut]]: When Doug asks Claire if he can get her a drink. He says, "What's the worst that could happen?" Cuts to Frawley and Dino raiding a hideout.

* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Frawley and the other FBI agents.

* [[The Irish Mob]]: 'Fergie' Colm. MacRay and his gang, though Irish-American crooks, probably don't count being 'merely' freelance bank robbers.

* [[Ironic Echo]]: "{{spoiler|Go fuck yourself}}."

* [[Jerkass]]:

** While he has noble intentions, the way FBI Special Agent Adam Frawley goes about his job is a bit over-the-top. {{spoiler|His conversations with Krista, where he casually lays out her past in cheerful detail and intimidates her at the same time, and casually mentions that her daughter is being transferred to Social Services in a later conversation, exemplifies his behaviour}}.

* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Claire is played by English actress Rebecca Hall, and her accent subtlely slips throughout the movie. One example is in the scene where Doug and Claire are on a date and run into Jem. The line "So I've been telling all my friends about you," is clearly said in Hall's native British accent.

* [[One Last Job]]: Fenway Park.

* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Chris Cooper as Doug's father, Stephen MacRay. Also, [[Pete Postlethwaite]] is on screen for hardly more than 5 minutes, but makes the most of every moment in an intense, genuinely frightening performance as Fergie the Florist.

* [[Only Bad Guys Call Their Lawyers]]: Stated as true by Agent Frawley. Semi-lampshaded in that he prefaces it with saying "it isn't a very civil libertarian thing" for him (a cop) to say.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Jem (red) and Doug (blue).

* [[Red Right Hand]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. Even though there was a scene based around Doug being ''scared shitless'' because Claire might see Jem's neck tattoo, which she witnessed during the first heist, it never comes up again, nor does it affect the heroes in any way afterward}}.

* [[Shell-Shock Silence]]: Used to great effect {{spoiler|during the final heist, when the SWAT team throws flashbang grenades into the parking garage at Fenway Park}}.

* [[Southies]]

* [[Start My Own]]: Doug's father tried this. [[Fate Worse Than Death|It didn't work out]].

* [[Sympathetic Criminal]]: [[Your Mileage May Vary|To an extent]].

* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: Not only does the gang have different outfits and masks for their different heists (as seen throughout the film), but it's revealed that the gang has several different disguises and uniforms for remaining inconspicuous, including police, hospital and postman uniforms.