Review of Gone Baby Gone (2007) by Mike S — 27 Jan 2014
A top notch film with a difficult moral question which it doesn't shy away from.
This was Ben Affleck's first film as director and he started off brilliantly, before lifting even more with The Town and then Argo.
Gone Baby Gone is dark and edgy, but very human and the performances from the whole cast keep the film feeling very real.
The ending is not an easy one, leaving the audience to debate what the right thing to do is. What I think is very good about it though, is that when the decision is made, whilst you may or may not agree with what Casey Affleck's character chose to do, what you do see, is him take responsibility for his decision. Really, that seems to me to be the core of this story, taking responsibility, which these days, is a lost personality trait.
Affleck could well become a bigger film name as a director than an actor, but only time will tell.
This review of Gone Baby Gone (2007) was written by Mike S on 27 Jan 2014.
Gone Baby Gone has generally received very positive reviews.
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