Gone Baby Gone

Name: Gone Baby Gone
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: October 19, 2007
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman

2007

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Miramax Films | Release Date: October 19, 2007 | R

Starring: Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman

Summary: Gone Baby Gone follows the explosive case of just one missing little girl. But inside this investigation lie secrets and a labyrinthine maze of class and corruption, evil and innocence...all leading up to one man's extraordinary choice in a world where right and wrong have become blurred. (Miramax)

Director: Ben Affleck

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 114 min

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Scott Tobias

Though its procedural goes a little soft in the middle, Gone Baby Gone quietly accumulates in power, leading to one of the more subtly devastating final shots in recent memory. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The result is a superior police procedural, and something more -- a study in devious human nature. Read full review

Shawn Levy

It's a fine debut, far more grounded, plausible and engrossing than most Hollywood thrillers. Read full review

Connie Ogle

The only real casualty of Lehane's novel is Angie, here reduced to a supporting player who bears no resemblance to the original character, who is every bit as smart and tough and interesting as her boyfriend. It's a regrettable loss in a film that otherwise indicates its first-time director knows what he's doing. Read full review

David Edelstein

Casey Affleck has never had a pedestal like the one his brother provides him, and he earns it. His Patrick is pale and raspy, with a slight grogginess that gives him an astounding vulnerability--and makes his bursts of temper shocking. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Affleck the director shows excellent instincts, not least of which is letting his younger brother, Casey, hold the center as a young guy not as smaht as he thinks he is. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Storytelling problems surface toward the overwrought climax, but the worst problem is the unrelenting grimness. It's hard to like a movie that leaves you with no hope. Read full review

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JohnB.

Oct 24, 2007

Quite powerful and thought provoking. Exactly what a film like this should be.

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KateP.

Nov 12, 2007

Way more insightful and philosophical than I had been expecting. Depressing but very real, I'd see it again.

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Lukehat

Jun 29, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed the gritty conversations and the setting. The plot was engaging. The conclusion thought provoking (which is incredibly rare in films).
Casey Affleck was brilliant.
It would be a 10 but I thought Michelle Monaghan was either cast badly or acted weak which decreased my engagement slightly, and when one thinks about it in more depth the conclusion to the plot seems kind of wierd as well. There are so many children in probably worse situations, that could be adopted legally, so why would any person with any sense, risk everything to abduct that specific girl. There are probably another 10 girls on the block in a similar situation. Still the film, presented moral issues that I found interesting, and that is so rare in filmaking, that this film deserves high praise.… Expand

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AriK.

Jan 31, 2008

This is a solid film with a great conflict at its core. Casey Affleck is great here. Michelle Monaghan is great, though I wish we saw quite a bit more of her character. I'd also say that the editing choices felt just a tad slow at times, especially the shot at the end with Casey watching TV.

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beingryanjude

Aug 31, 2014

As far as directorial debuts go, this is the type of film new directors would kill to be a part of. Ben Affleck creates a moving tale set in Boston, with several award-worthy performances from Casey Affleck and Amy Ryan.

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adamw

Nov 5, 2007

The Bottom Line here is that the Afflecks bit off more than they could chew. This story needed seasoned craftsman of story-telling, not a couple of novices.

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GregB

Jan 6, 2008

This is not an original movie. This is almost an exact copy of "Along Came a Spider." I had to ask myself for a refund cause it bored me and the plot was so obvious.

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