Review: Gone Baby Gone (4/5)

Published: June 7, 2008, 8:19 pm

Ben Affleck's first film as director is an intelligent film noir with a superb lead his younger brother Casey Gone Baby Gone(Ben Affleck):Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, Amy Madigan. Running time: 115 minutes. Gone Baby Gone, the first film directed by Ben Affleck, stars his younger brother Casey. For once, you can sense the click and whirr of the cosmos moving into balance: Casey, with the kind of talent that cannot stay bottled for long, gets to expand; while Ben, who drained that bottle long ago, seems to have found a more suitable venue for his talents in the director's chair. This is progress.The story is set in Boston, and opens with the disappearance of a little girl. She's called Amanda McCready, a blonde four-year-old who looks...Review: Gone Baby Gone (4/5) The Vast Picture ShowWhat happens when you let your girlfriend choose what movie to see? CRITICAL MASSSee 0 more posts on this topic: Crystal Skull, Indiana

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