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Gone Baby Gone [DVD] [2007]
enlarge	Director: Ben Affleck Actors: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy New: £2.10 as of 21/11/2009 06:34 GMT details You Save: £15.89 (88%) New (19) Used (23) from £1.70 Seller: enigmadirect Rating: 26 reviews Sales Rank: 4143 Format: PAL Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 109 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 8717418167745 ASIN: B001CZ5MR8 Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Release Date: September 22, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Reviews For 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 iHollywoodland/i, 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 iThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/i). Then there's the girl's drug mule mother, Helene (Amy Ryan, iBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead/i). 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. iGone Baby Gone/i belongs on the list of great Boston crime dramas, along with iThe Departed/i and iMystic River/i, Clint Eastwood's take on Lehane. --iKathleen C. Fennessy/i

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next » superb September 30, 2008 James Basham (manchester uk) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful I was shocked at how good this film was. mainly coz it was dircted by affleck. br / br /but honestly, if there is one dvd you buy this year, make it this. br / br /just fantastic br / br /the acting is second to none. the story is very dark and upsetting, and just wen u think its gona end thers just a bit more. i loved every second. i bought it the first day it came out Incredibly Good Film, Perhaps the Best of the Year August 15, 2008 NA Vertigans 0 out of 2 found this review helpful I watched this film because I was bored and was surprised. Ben Affleck's acting performances could be described as wooden at best yet he shows a real flair for direction and scripting. One can only hope he sticks to directing. br / br /Unlike the other reviewers I thought Casey Affleck's performance was of a very high standard and thought he suited the role. His baby-face persona at the start of the film hides the steel in his character when the going gets tough. br / br /The part of Gennaro IS underused however; and I felt more could made of her role, however all the supporting characters are truely superb. br / br /I enjoyed this film so much that I bought all the Geennaro and Kenzie books by Dennis Lehane and I can also recommend them br / br /In short, I felt this to be one of, if not the best film I have seen this year. Fantastic film October 19, 2008 Mr. Gary Hitchen 0 out of 1 found this review helpful I'd been lookig forward to watching this after the good reviews when it was released at the cinema and was not dissappointed. Exciting, brilliantly acted (especially Casey Affleck) and extremely thought provoking. A Hollywood film that recognises that life is not just black and white and really grips. Highly recommended. the doom of a distraught degenerate domestication January 5, 2009 Dr. U. L. Khawaja (hornchurch ,london) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful THE DOOM AND DAMNATION OF A DOMESTICATION-The degenerate cops and profligate gangsters are a garb to show the centemporary moral fabrication of the western culture ,the violent killings ,cocaine snorting and missing kids are the plot with an angelic baby kidnapped in the irish catholic hell of Boston ,but instead of stereotypes we get an origonal,squalid yet profound look at our lives,it is nominally boston but the young swearing kids and the drug junkies could be from Mexico city,Brixton or Berlin . br /This is an indictment of the system that has failed to deliver justice overtly and is thus obsolete and the people here are obliged to fulfill its obligations without any belief in its values ,that it needs a rethink was obvious decades ago ,now it is a charade where people have to decide the wrong or right in alliance with their conscience and this is the idea that makes this a classic greater then NO Country for old men ,a poorly realised treatise on violence with hardly anything to say except some silly gimmicks,this on the other hand is a reflection of the working class and professionals diatribe in the current milieu and Afflecks deliver it with enough honesty ,style and finesse to make it a memorable event. br /The Departed is mediocre when compared to these hard talking ,grey characters who are trying to do the right within their dominions with limited choices ,but what is right is a mystery and the conclusion is inconclusive appropriately as it is only our perception of right that we regard as one,the truth is obscure and will be revealed only at odd moments in human destiny . br /The movie suceeds in trying to explore and divulge part of the truth ,dressed as a kidnapping it dares to tread a fine path and expose the underbelly of the irish catholicism ,but the same holds true world wide and boston here becomes a social mirror to the global condition of humanity. br /Casey is a great new talent ,even better than he was in THE KILLING OF COWARD ROBERT REDFORD,and Ben affleck makes the Coens look like the kids in this movie; pawns in the chess game between a corrupt system and degenerate social values . br /The script is as sophisticated as Valley of elah and the political strife is just culminating as a means to an end to whitewash the reality ,with no one bothered to know the truth or adminster justice ,which has indeed become a rarity and very precious commodity today .a great movie by afflecks . br /USMAN KHAWAJA br / Unexpected brilliance January 13, 2009 Mr. M. J. Kaye (Penrith, Cumbria) I was not expecting much from this film, purely because it was directed by Ben Afleck, thus the reason why I also watched it. How wrong I was....the casting (especially Casey Afleck who was superb) was brilliant and each complimented the other perfectly. br / br /Personally Ben Aflecks flair for directing stands out presumeably because he is a relative newbie and shows in my opinion (for lack of a better word) flair and a great visual style which once again complements the cast and sets. br / br /In terms of the film itself the story is very consuming, sad and raises moral issues that really make you think (which everyone loves deep deep down). One of the main questions I thought was, is this really a happy ending? And what would I do in this situation. br /To conclude I believe this to be a very provacative film and in my opinion (although I haven't gone into the story etc etc) I would recommend this film to anyone and everyone, definately one of the best and most thought provoking films I have seen in recent and more than likely future years. br / br /Sorry if this doesn't help! Showing reviews 1-5 of 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

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