Review of Gone Baby Gone (2007) by Christopher B — 12 Jan 2017
Gone baby, gone. Mrs Affleck must be very proud because this was fantastic. Ben Affleck proves he is a superb director, possibly better than he is as an actor after this thriller. This is one of the most hard hitting films I've ever seen and Ben Affleck masters building up tension with the lack of music is important scenes.
Parts of this did shows small resemblance to Se7en. Casey Affleck gives his best performance to date, he is subdued and subtle about his work but if you watch closely, you'll notice how good he is.
All the characters are made relevant and interesting with good back stories to all of them. I thought Morgen Freeman was just there to sell tickets but his character plays a crucial role. There is a lot of talking in this film but the screenplay is good enough to entertain you.
(No spoilers) towards the end of the film there is an impossible choice that a character has to make, I know for a fact that I couldn't choose, which was incredibly clever from Ben Affleck. What a debut!
This review of Gone Baby Gone (2007) was written by Christopher B on 12 Jan 2017.
Gone Baby Gone has generally received very positive reviews.
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