Ben Affleck..... screen writing?.... Directing?..... There is no way that can be good. If that was your line of thinking (as was mine) you may be pleasantly surprised with his debut behind the camera.
Gone Baby Gone stars Casey Affleck (Oceans Thirteen, The Last Kiss) as private detective Patrick Kenzie. He is hired (along with his associate/girlfriend Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)) to find a missing child (Amanda) who may or may not have been kidnapped. The movie follows the events surrounding Amanda's disappearance and the people involved in her recovery. I don't want to give you much more of the plot because it is actually pretty fun to watch and figure out yourself.
This is a good old fashioned crime/mystery/action movie with some pretty intense scenes. It takes a good half hour or so to get rolling so don't give up on it. The final scenes of this film beg questions of morality that you may not be willing to answer, but hopefully will give you something to think about.
Not the superb performance I have come to expect from Morgan Freeman, but it wasn't really that big of a part anyway. It's cool, I've seen his acting chops on display many times before. Captain Jack Doyle is a very different character for Freeman, but being the great talent he is he adapts quite well.
Exceptional portrayal of Detective Remy Bressant by Ed Harris. It may be my favorite role of his since The Truman Show. At times he is the most one-dimensional character in the movie, but at other times the most dynamic.
Overall I was impressed. Maybe Ben found his place in the film making industry. At least this place doesn't make me want to break his jaw with a tire iron.
3.5/4 Stars.
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