A superior, haunting thriller of abduction, deception and ethical dilemma with a sobering ending - a moral quandary that demands strong debate outside the cinema.
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06/05/08
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
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Reviews Counted:165
Fresh:155
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: Ben Affleck proves his directing credentials in this gripping dramatic thriller, drawing strong performances from the excellent cast and bringing working-class Boston to the screen.
Theatrical Release:06-06-2008
Synopsis: Based on the novel by MYSTIC RIVER author Dennis Lehane, GONE BABY GONE marks the directorial debut of actor Ben Affleck. Featuring a solid cast that includes Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, and... [More]
Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris
Director: Ben Affleck
Reviews for Gone Baby Gone
Top CriticFlawed but impressive.
06/05/08
Top CriticBack, baby, back. An excellent police procedural and a personal triumph for Ben Affleck, steering his younger brother to a performance that deserved louder applause from gong juries.
06/06/08
A powerful, provocative and excellently acted thriller that could literally have been torn from today's headlines.
06/06/08
Top CriticAn unusually patient approach to storytelling sets Ben Affleck's directorial debut apart, as he allows events to unfurl gradually.
06/01/08
Ben Affleck declares his rightful place as an auteur with his own artistic vision and storytelling ability. More than just showing promise, his Gone Baby Gone directorial debut promises great things for his future as a filmmaker.
10/19/07
After seeing Affleck's directorial debut Gone Baby Gone, I can honestly say that he has finally found his true calling in Hollywood.
07/22/08
Forgive him for Gigli.
02/22/08
[Keeps] the book's thorny sense of morality while adding a living, breathing Boston atmosphere that most veteran directors would be proud of. It's a great movie.
10/17/07
... too much plot for its own good, but the underlying moral issues are handled delicately enough to keep things afloat.
10/21/07
Gone Baby Gone is a sterling thriller, the kind of raw cinematic power that you tell your friends about as if you've just been put through the spin cycle.
10/18/07
By capturing a sense of society lost, by using both the media focus and the behind closed doors denouements that seem to follow such situations, Affleck produces tragedy on an epic Greek scale and moviemaking of classic neo-noir artistry.
10/12/07
Gone Baby Gone will haunt you because it does not offer any pat answers or resolutions. It is like real life, complex and messy.
10/20/07
Superb ethical drama in the guise of a wrenching, kidnapped child mystery.
10/19/07
Steeped in atmospherics and with few false steps.
10/21/07
Affleck has smartly gone and selected a place which he knows well and a source text that assays it with skill and no small sense of moral complexity.
10/19/07
It's cinematic excellence from Affleck, who takes Lehane's prose and splashes it with cold water, opening the senses of the story, turning it into an unexpected emotional sucker punch.
10/18/07
It turns out that we've had our Afflecks mixed up for years.
10/19/07
The story includes too many twists, resulting in a sense of contrivance by film's end. Yet this is still a decent, serious film that's capably directed and very nicely acted.
10/09/07
A thinking man's crime film, whose deeply etched characters and brilliant plotting have a near-Shakespearean power.
10/18/07
Latest News for Gone Baby Gone
June 12, 2008:
UK Box Office Breakdown: Trio Fail to Break Top Two
The unlikely triumvirate of Prom Night, Gone Baby Gone and Superhero Movie all failed to make much of an impression in a market place still dominated by sex, cities, whips and... More...
June 04, 2008:
RT Interview: Ben Affleck Goes After the Critics for a Change
The actor-turned-director on Gone Baby Gone, his relationship with reviewers and, erm, his favourite critical aggregator... RT! More...
February 11, 2008:
RT on DVD: The Brothers Affleck Lead the Pack With Gone Baby Gone
One of the best films of last year comes to DVD this week (Gone Baby Gone, written and directed by Ben Affleck, starring brother Casey Affleck), but there are tons more to pick... More...
February 08, 2008:
Laced with an abundance of logical red herrings, this marvelous, meticulously-twisted thriller is guaranteed to keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat right up to its shocking conclusion. 
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