It's money time.

Today resolves itself with a fine finish. Bobbie and I made it to the gym together where we proceeded to burn some calories before we would pack a few more in. My cousin Mary was also at the gym and we had a chance to exchange some conversations about the day and how sore she was-Since the previous day she'd been beating herself up with her weight training session. Once the exercise routine was completed, we returned home just in time for me to make spaghetti for dinner. I think we needed-or wanted-the carbs.

With the spaghetti gravy bubbling away happily permeating the house with the fragrant wafting of rosemary and oregano, I finished off the pasta to a nice al dente texture so that it could finish cooking as it sat in the collinder...and no, I didn't rinse the noodles-Just a splash of extra virgin olive oil and some freshly milled sea salt lightly season the spaghetti. 

With the preparation out of the way, we plate a pile of noodles topped with a beautiful red sauce making the plate look like a nuclear Kilimanjaro. Though we were not taking a meal at our dinning room table, we are all together on a cold night enjoying each others company and loving the food.

 For tonight's entertainment, we settled on this:

Set in Charleston Massachusetts, this is an action thriller from the get go. Much like any other heist movie, the robbery team is a group of friend that have had a checkered past. Of course, there is a federal agent who's out to capture this team of bandits. With minimal information, he uses all possible means to build the robbery case that can find the law breakers in a Federal penitentiary. 

Say what you will about Ben Affleck and some of his questionable role choices, but as a director, he's outstanding. Never flashy or over the top, he delivers a great sequence of screen shots that will draw the viewer in from the opening credit to the final fade to black. He does a fantastic job finding the perfect casting agent to enlist some of the best new actors to move this story along. With such strong supporting actors as Rebecca Hall and Jeremy Renner, Affleck's movie was assured to be a blockbuster.

A thrill ride with a great story is what you should expect...and this celluloid delivers.

This film will appeal to fans of movies such as; Gone baby Gone, Heat, and 3000 Miles to Graceland.

Rating for this one calls for a solid 8 out of 10 "Benjamin's".