Movie Review: Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Fresh off my mind, I can say that this movie was simply outstanding. The movie plunges you in its own dark atmosphere and makes you think what you would do given the same dilemma. The cast is exceptional with old-timer such as Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris to go with the fledging Casey Affleck. Acting wise, the highlights were Amy Ryan, the pitiful low-life “mother” of the kidnapped girl. I swear I would have punched her if I met her in real life, that how good of a job she did) and the always excellent Ed Harris, a police detective. They even accumulated more ugly weird-looking people I have ever seen to realistically enact the degenerate population of Boston. Given the settings, profanities fly on a constant basis. The plot is well constructed although slightly confusing as we get farther into the conspiracy. Surprisingly, the end is NOT what the audience wants although we know it was bound to happen. Gone Baby Gone is one of those rare Hollywood movies that is morally complex and intellectually engaging.

A-: Well-constructed, great cinematography, terrific atmosphere, excellent casting, Gone Baby Gone gives its audience a real moral dilemma. Overall Ben Affleck may already be a better director than an actor.