Gone Baby Gone | 
 enlarge | Director: Ben Affleck
Actors: Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris
Studio: MIRAMAX
Category: DVD
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Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
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Running Time: 114
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 05373800
UPC: 786936727487
EAN: 0786936727487
ASIN: B0010ZR160
Theatrical Release Date: October 12, 2007
Release Date: February 12, 2008
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Product Description
Critics are calling Ben Affleck's directorial debut "mesmerizing" (Peter Travers ROLLING STONE). When two young private detectives (Casey Affleck (GOOD WILL HUNTING) and Michelle Monaghan MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III) are hired to take a closer look into the mysterious disappearance of a little girl they soon unravel a multitude of twists and turns where nothing is what it seems. Ultimately they must risk everything -- their relationship their sanity and even their lives -- in the search to find her. Casey Affleck and Morgan Freeman are electrifying and Amy Ryan (CAPOTE) delivers "a vibrant knockout performance" (Kenneth Turan LOS ANGELES TIMES) in this edge-of-your-seat crime drama. GONE BABY GONE "will have you talking long after it's over" (Christy Lemire THE ASSOCIATED PRESS).System Requirements:Running Time: 114 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 786936727487 Manufacturer No: 05373800
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For his initial offering as director, Ben Affleck returns to the site of his first Oscar: South Boston. (He and Matt Damon shared the award for Good Will Hunting.) Hot on the heels of his moving turn in Hollywoodland, Affleck's Dennis Lehane adaptation marks one of the more seamless actor-to-filmmaker transitions in recent years. Ostensibly, a procedural about the search for a missing child, class and corruption emerge as his primary concerns. First off, there's low-rent private eye Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck, equally adept in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford). Then there's the girl's drug mule mother, Helene (Amy Ryan, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead). She and Patrick grew up in Dorchester, but he took a different path, setting up an agency with his girlfriend, Angie (Michelle Monaghan). Helene's aunt, Bea (Amy Madigan), hires the duo to augment the investigation, and they team up with Captain Doyle (Morgan Freeman) and Detective Bressant (Madigan's husband, Ed Harris). The authorities don't appreciate the interference, but Patrick knows how to get the local populace talking, and he soon finds there's more to the story than anyone could possibly imagine. Hard-hitting, but never soft-headed, the evocative end result proves Affleck has a flair for this directing thing and that his little brother can carry a major motion picture with aplomb. Gone Baby Gone belongs on the list of great Boston crime dramas, along with The Departed and Mystic River, Clint Eastwood's take on Lehane. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 The right thing August 22, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A little girl disappears from her run down Boston neighborhood, where Patrick Kenzie grew up and, now in his thirties, has never left. He and girlfriend Angie Gennaro live and work together, and life is good. When this pair of private investigators are asked to find the missing child, they reluctantly agree. But things don't go as hoped. And when Patrick finally uncovers the truth, he faces a moral dilemma that may affect everything he cares about.
Gone Baby Gone is based upon a gripping story, but the film somehow lacks the tension that the book itself sustains. The performance of Casey Affleck is too low key, and Michelle Monaghan as Angie has too little to do. Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, and Amy Ryan are more convincing. Settings, dialog, gritty atmosphere, and cinematography are all well done, and while GBG misses being great, its twists and a surprise ending make it well worth watching. (Heavy doses of profanity in parts.)
 I was surprised at how good this film was August 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The only thing I'd known about this film before I first watched it was that there was a Lisbeth Scott song I loved in the film ("In the Darkness"), and that was the soundtrack CD I'd downloaded the song from. And I remembered that Amy Ryan had been nominated for an Oscar for her part, and the clip they showed on Oscar night made the film look interesting. But I saw it a month ago on cable, and two nights ago I watched it again and it was even better than the first time.
Amy Ryan is wonderful in the part of a hardscrabble mother whose child has gone missing, and Amy Madigan, who (like Ryan) doesn't seem to have enough screen time, is a standout as the aunt who will not leave the search for the child in the hands of the police, but hires a somewhat seedy neighborhood guy (Casey Affleck) who knows people who would never go to the cops, to augment the investigation. Ben Affleck did a wonderful job of directing a great cast. Morgan Freeman also stars in this film and I'd pretty much watch him in anything, but this film is honest and surprisingly affecting.
MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED! August 4, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
My first impression of this film a hour in was that it was a typical Hollywood movie, but it has some very good twists and unexpected surprises. A thought provoking film about morality vs. law, this film does hold your interest. I did figure out a few plot twist before they happened, but it did throw a few curves I missed along the way. Solid performances and story make this a film worth seeing.
Nice surprise! August 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent movie. I didn't watch it when everyone told me how good it was. That was definitely my mistake. The movie actually haunted me after watching it, so I watched it a second time in the same day. I understand from other reviews that it doesn't do the book justice which just makes me want to read the book now. I would rate this movie up there with The Departed and Mystic River. Every time I thought I had figured it out and it was over, there was a new twist. Will be one of my favorites now!
 Banal, formulaic third rate "detective" story August 3, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Horribly forced and flat acting (not even Ed Harris can save this one), coupled with an outrageous and irrelevant plot, will leave the seasoned filmgoer either unintentionally amused or upset that he will never get 2 hours of his life back. The film takes irrelevance to a new level: veteran cop close to pension risks everything to kidnap an unfamiliar girl, Casey's girlfriend (I don't even care to remember his character's name), decides to leave him because he does the right thing and returns the kidnapped daughter to her rightful mother, a supposedly religious detective has no reservations about blowing a suspects brains out, etc.
The Affleck's shamelessly promote Boston at every turn and in every film--there is a reason wise directors present most films in the king's english, it is because unless the plot demands it, spare the audience the hassle of listening to an unintelligable dialect; it would have been nice to have subtitles for those of us who are not New Englanders.
Finally, I hope that Ben Affleck would cut short his directorial ambitions and just return to acting--Umm, actually just try to come up with another Good Will Hunting for redemption. Casey, you need to work on character depth and emotional range as I felt that I was viewing Jesse James at times. Pacino played it safe like this in Merchant of Venice but those familiar with plays recognized that Shylock who is a demanding character, was often portrayed in a melancholy or layed back fashion which made it a lot easier for the actor, but not necessarily truer to the role.
This film is the work of an amateur through and through. Save your 2 hours.
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