Gone Baby Gone
by Ben Affleck
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Actor: Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, Morgan FreemanDirector: Ben Affleck
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-12
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MIRAMAX
DVD Reviews of Gone Baby Gone
DVD Review: Gone Baby Gone
Summary: 4 Stars
A couple years ago "Crash" got all kinds of accolades but although I enjoyed it I wasn't nearly as impressed as I am with "Gone Baby Gone". I give this four and a half stars which I don't give many dramas. Maybe it's because this is truly gritty and it just feels far more realistic and less made up. Add to that this has excellent acting and story and you have probably one of the best dramas you will see for awhile. When a baby or small child is kidnapped most communities gather to help. We see that unfold in this story. However, what we may not imagine is the twist and turns this type investigation can uncover. Well worth at least a rental. Good quality DVD with good replayability. If you enjoyed this catch "The Departed" and "American History X".DVD Review: Fantastic movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was far and away one of the best movies I have seen lately. I was completely absorbed. Those Affleck brothers are very talented (who knew Ben could direct so well)? There are twists to this movie that will keep you glued. Exceptional. Give it a try.DVD Review: Heartwrenching movie that will definitely make you cry.
Summary: 4 Stars
I think that Ben Affleck is not so much as an actor, but as a director, he is amazing. I love that he included real people from Boston to be in this movie and the accents were obviously very realistic. I think Casey is a very good actor. Morgan Freeman is good as always. Ed Harris, I love. The movie was kinda dark, and the ending really ticked me off. If I was his girlfriend, I would have left him also. The little girl was happy and healthy and so much better off with Morgan Freeman. Her mother was trash. She didn't change, because they don't change. He was standing by some idealistic crap that just ended up costing him his relationship and a chance for a real future for that little girl.DVD Review: Love the Discomfort
Summary: 5 Stars
A lot of people here said they hated this movie because they hated the ending. That's how you're SUPPOSED to feel! I love complicated stuff, and this movie is full of complications. Issues of morality and what exactly is the "right thing" pervade the plot and really make you think. Definitely a movie that carries a lot of baggage but doesn't seem to hit you over the head with it. Love that.DVD Review: Very Good Movie, Even Better DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're trying to decide whether or not to buy the DVD of Gone Baby Gone, let me just say this: It's worth buying. It really is. Not only is the movie itself terrific, but the DVD has a lot of extra features that make it something you and your friends or family members SHOULD like exploring separately.
As for the movie itself, I won't do a full review since there are about a million of them right here for you to read. The only personal comments I'll make about the movie here are that (a) it's very well acted overall, (b) I don't really think Casey Affleck has the screen presence to carry off the Patrick character well, and (c) his character's lines in the script should have been A LOT funnier, given the tone of the book. Beyond that, chances are good that, by now, you know enough to decide whether the movie suits you or not.
That said, I recommend buying the DVD in large part because of the deleted scenes. In fact, after watching them all a few times, I would even say that it would have been a better movie if they had used one of the alternate beginnings that they discarded, along with a couple small deleted scenes. Don't get me wrong, I like a movie that keeps a lot hidden until the end as much as anyone, but by adding in just a little more of the footage they discarded, the movie would have had a much better pace and rhythm without giving away anything at all. As it is, I think the choppy feel of the film shows Director Affleck's inexperience.
In any case, you'll enjoy the story, you'll enjoy the tension, and if you like seeing behind the camera on a good film, you'll enjoy the DVD's extras. Spend the money.
Description of Gone Baby Gone
Critics are calling Ben Affleck's directorial debut "mesmerizing" (Peter Travers ROLLING STONE). When two young private detectives (Casey Affleck (GOOD WILL HUNTING) and Michelle Monaghan MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III) are hired to take a closer look into the mysterious disappearance of a little girl they soon unravel a multitude of twists and turns where nothing is what it seems. Ultimately they must risk everything -- their relationship their sanity and even their lives -- in the search to find her. Casey Affleck and Morgan Freeman are electrifying and Amy Ryan (CAPOTE) delivers "a vibrant knockout performance" (Kenneth Turan LOS ANGELES TIMES) in this edge-of-your-seat crime drama. GONE BABY GONE "will have you talking long after it's over" (Christy Lemire THE ASSOCIATED PRESS).System Requirements:Running Time: 114 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 786936727487 Manufacturer No: 05373800For his initial offering as director, Ben Affleck returns to the site of his first Oscar: South Boston. (He and Matt Damon shared the award for Good Will Hunting.) Hot on the heels of his moving turn in Hollywoodland, Affleck's Dennis Lehane adaptation marks one of the more seamless actor-to-filmmaker transitions in recent years. Ostensibly, a procedural about the search for a missing child, class and corruption emerge as his primary concerns. First off, there's low-rent private eye Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck, equally adept in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford). Then there's the girl's drug mule mother, Helene (Amy Ryan, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead). She and Patrick grew up in Dorchester, but he took a different path, setting up an agency with his girlfriend, Angie (Michelle Monaghan). Helene's aunt, Bea (Amy Madigan), hires the duo to augment the investigation, and they team up with Captain Doyle (Morgan Freeman) and Detective Bressant (Madigan's husband, Ed Harris). The authorities don't appreciate the interference, but Patrick knows how to get the local populace talking, and he soon finds there's more to the story than anyone could possibly imagine. Hard-hitting, but never soft-headed, the evocative end result proves Affleck has a flair for this directing thing and that his little brother can carry a major motion picture with aplomb. Gone Baby Gone belongs on the list of great Boston crime dramas, along with The Departed and Mystic River, Clint Eastwood's take on Lehane. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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