Gone Baby Gone
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Movie Reviews of Gone Baby Gone
Movie Review: Superb in every respect
Summary: 5 Stars
This film was a real treat, with at least three extra phases of complexity and mystery beyond where I expected to end.
More to the point, it held my 13-year-old's attention completely, to the point of pausing it when he wanted to go to the bathroom or get ice cream or whatever. [Note: lots of four letter words in the first half of the movie, this can freak out the super-strict, but if you believe in helping kids understand reality beyond their sterile little world in the suberbs, I personally believe this movie is outstanding on multiple levels and for multiple purposes.
Others have reviewed the details--for me, it's enough to justify the five star rating (beyond the obvious merit of the proven actors and actresses) by simply saying, any film that can hold my 55-year-old *very* demanding attention, and my 13-year-old's rapt attention (with discussion afterwards of ethical dilemmas, moral judgements, and when right is not right and wrong is not wrong, is simply a WOW.
Movie Review: Casey Affleck comes into his own
Summary: 5 Stars
With his work in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and now with this film, Casey Affleck has truly come into his own as an actor. He gives a subdued, low-key performance that allows his castmates to showcase their skills as well, yet he still commands more screen time than Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris.
Normally, this would have been a predictable, formulaic kind of story in which kids go missing and are later recovered. But there are twists and turns here that defy convention. Even when a missing kid is recovered, the family that s/he goes back to is not necessarily a desirable one. This is an important point to remember. You can think you are doing the right thing in the eyes of the law, but that doesn't always mean it's the best thing.
This is the hard lesson that Affleck's character learns by the end of the film. You'll be thinking about this for quite some time after the movie is over.
Movie Review: Finally - An Intelligent Film for Adults
Summary: 5 Stars
After watching so many lousy, brainless films this year, I can only thank you, Ben Affleck, for making such a terrific, intelligent film for adults. I agree with the other reviewers - you need to stay behind the camera (and I intend that as a compliment)! Casey Affleck was a terrific surprise in this film and, in the end, carried this film along and was never upstaged by some other heavy-hitters in this great ensemble cast. I loved that the portrayals - especially of Patrick and Angie - were not caricatures. Instead, the actors (and writers, and costumers, and makeup artists, etc.) gave us characters who could easily be people you know and pass on the street every day. This movie proves that you can have a GREAT film without making things blow up, gratuitously presenting the lead actresses in skimpy lingerie, or doing million-dollar car chases. This is just a plain old great story, brilliantly acted and presented. Now THAT'S what I want in a movie.Movie Review: Hail the White Knight!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a masochist who likes depressing movies, this is the product for you.
A young couple tries to run a detective agency in a not so high class part of Boston, and gets involved in a missing child case, which very soon and very fast outgrows their capabilities and experience. She has soft knees, while he tries to find his way through amazingly unclear constellations, which force him to take hasty moral decisions.
The basic story is not mainly about corruption, as the Amazon text above claims, but about various shades of vigilantism and abuses of the judicial system for other ways of personal enrichment.
Ben Affleck may have found his calling as a director; his Boston is nearly on par with Clint's in Mystic River, both based on Dennis Lehane novels. His brother is the right guy for the Parsivalesque hero. So is Ed Harris in his version of a cop, finally not in a silly part like in National Treasure.
Movie Review: One of the Year's best
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll join the applause for this Affleck, Freeman, Harris vehicle. The drug addled mum of the kidnapped girl also gives a stunning performance.The twists and turns were enthralling enough right through to the vulnerability of the head cop. I've watched it a few times and still have trouble with the diction though; not attuned enough to catch all of Affleck's murmuring, and right off the map with the drawl of the head gangster(but the intentions are manifest). The cinematography and camera work are first rate. The sets and dirty realism, totally commanding. The choices each protaganist makes throughout is the nub of the investigation, and the one Affleck has to make at the end may cost him his closest ally. Yes, together with the Robert Ford outing, Affleck has made a big statement in my head these past 12 months and is one to watch for. The film is an excellent accompaniment to,'Mystic River', written by the same author.