A great directorial debut by Affleck. It was dark, moody and raised a lot of questions. There are no right answers though which will always lead to conflicting reviews. I liked the twist ending (although I wanted it to stay dark) but the main thing is that John Ashton is back in ...( read more)
Gone Baby Gone
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Gone Baby Gone
Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton
Based on the Dennis Lehane novel about two Boston area detectives investigating a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
Id: 10888627
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October 1, 2009
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September 25, 2009
The aunt of a young girl who goes missing hires two local private detectives to find her amidst the usual accompanying media frenzy. Gone Baby Gone was directed and co-written by Ben Affleck on his debut behind the camera but please don't let that put you off! It's actually one o...( read more)
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July 29, 2009
Ok, so maybe Family Guy was wrong, and Ben Affleck did have more to do with Good Will Hunting than eating Fritos and getting high...
Though there are some very cliched scenes stretched too far by extraneous, stagey dialogue that's soap-opera bad in spots, this film gets high m...( read more) -
June 28, 2009
This is a good movie. I didn't see what was coming, and when the story was laid out for me, it all makes sense. The ending is troubling and I guess each person who watches it has to decide what they would do in that situation. I found myself thinking about it long after the mo...( read more)
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June 13, 2009
Ben Affleck works with brother Casey Affleck in his Directional debut Gone Baby Gone. This interesting Thriller gives a different angle of investigation for this theme and defintely triggers thoughts of real life cases with similar media attention.
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December 18, 2009
Rather standard police thriller asks tricky moral questions & boasts nice performances, but can't shake its artificiality. Ben Affleck makes a fine enough directorial debut, but this could've used the tough, realistic, unobtrusive touch of a Sidney Lumet.
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December 11, 2009
Bravo Ben Affleck. Playing by the rules or letting it go? It's a life changing question.
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December 9, 2009
This was a very gritty, realistic crime/detective movie. You always know there's more to know, but aren't always quite prepared for the turns as they come up. The filming style is engaging and believable. In the end, the story is really quite harsh and leaves you thinking about w...( read more)
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November 27, 2009
Loved the film. Who knew Ben Affleck could come up with something so good. The ending was very interesting... It leaves thinking and wondering...
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November 24, 2009

IMDB RATING :7.9
MAIN CAST : Casey Affleck,Michelle Monaghan,Morgan Freeman,Ed Harris
TAG LINE : Everyone Want...( read more)

