"Four-year-old Amanda McCready has disappeared without a trace. Her Aunt and Uncle plead with local private investigator Patrick Kenzie and Angie Genarro to take the case. Patrick and Angie reluctantly take the case. They join forces with a relentless detective and police captain and when it appears they are about to crack the case, the sad truth of Amanda's fate is revealed."Movie type: Drama Mystery - This is a slow, downbeat drama in the vein of Mystic River aimed at adult moviegoers, not so much the more thriller type film being sold in the commercials. The most known stars, Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris, have fairly small roles here. There is virtually nonstop profanity.
Director: Ben Affleck
Script: Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard
Starring: Casey Affleck (Patrick Kenzie), Michelle Monaghan (Angie Gennaro), Morgan Freeman (Jack Doyle)
Length: 1 hr. 55 min.
Reviews:
”Very Good Gone Baby Gone is powerful stuff - a movie that derives its plot twists from moral conundrums rather than from narrative sleight of hand.“ Berardinelli, Internet Critic
”Very Good What I like about the movie is the way Ben Affleck and his brother, both lifelong Bostonians, understand the rhythm of a society in which people not only live in one another's pockets but are trying to slash their way out.” Roger Ebert
”Very Good Bravo to Ben Affleck for a smart choice and impressive work. He has parlayed his Hollywood status into something worthwhile, moving beyond and perhaps learning from such debacles as Gigli.” USA Today
”Good Though marred by artificial hard-boiled dialogue, some rocky story transitions and wandering accents, Affleck's first outing as director is an admirably dark, ambiguous thriller with the courage of its morally compromised convictions.” TV Guide Online
Source: cinemareview.com
09.01.2008