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Gone Baby Gone [Blu-ray]

Casey Affleck , Michelle Monaghan , Ben Affleck    Suitable for 15 years and over   Blu-ray
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan
  • Directors: Ben Affleck
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Sep 2011
  • Run Time: 114 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004XIQTRS
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,695 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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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 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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Tense detective thriller, directed by Ben Affleck, about a small-time private investigator hired to find a kidnapped girl. Living and working in a run-down, impoverished district of Boston, Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck), along with his partner Angela (Michelle Monaghan), investigates the cases nobody else wants. When four-year-old Amanda McCready (Madeline O'Brian) disappears from her drug addict mother's house, the local police investigation, led by Capt. Jack Doyle (Morgan Freeman), comes up short. Hired by Amanda's aunt because they know the area and the locals so well, Patrick and Angela set out to uncover the truth, but soon find themselves caught up in a web of lies and corruption that threatens their relationship.


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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Denis Lehan's best. 5 Oct 2010
Format:DVD
Denis lehane is an excellent author and the series of books concerning private eyes Kenzie and Genarro place him alongside Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben as one of America's top crime writers.

The film Gone Baby Gone is based on what is possibly the best of the Kenzie/Genarro books and Ben Affleck, in his directorial debut, has created an excellent movie, staying true to Lehane's storyline and getting a knockout performance from brother Casey as Patrick Kenzie.

The film barely surfaced in ths country, as it was originally due to come out at the same time as the Madeline McCann tragedy occurred and the film's storyline of child kidnap was too close to disturbing reality to get the kind of release it deserved.

The film also has strong performances from Ed Harris, Michelle Monaghan and especially Amy Ryan as the missing child's mother.

I highly recommend this film to everyone who has yet to see it.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Stephen Kennedy TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Blu-ray
Based on a novel from the same author as Mystic River, this shares much of the same ambiguity and flawed characters of that movie. Set in the seedier and grittier parts of Boston, the tale revolves around a missing girl. Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan play the private detectives who are requested by relatives to help the search, and the beginning of the movie introduces us to a milieu which shows an unforgiving background for bringing up the child. The characters we meet include pimps, hard-assed barmen, mules (drug runners), dubious cops and various other dregs of society.
What is remarkable about the movie is how convincing is the air of authenticity of the neighbourhoods and houses. It all feels horribly real. And not least the characters, who all have their flaws as well as their streaks of humanity. Be warned, the language, particularly in the first third of the movie, is full of intense profanity which may put some off, but is certainly in keeping with the locales and personalities.
As the film progresses, it takes directions we could not suspect, raising genuine issues on where lines are drawn, how the thin wedge of corruption can take its toll, and should the role of a parent be questioned? It's controversial subject matter, unflinchingly portrayed, and absorbing with it.
There's no doubt that Ben Affleck has done the wise thing and surround himself with terrific co-workers... His brother Casey puts in a blisteringly underplayed performance that never fails to convince us of both his working class credentials and his strong moral compass. The entire effect is completed by the supporting cast comprising the likes of John Ashton, Morgan Freeman and the ever terrific Ed Harris who give real gravitas to proceedings. Harry Gregson Williams has delivered another unobtrusive but powerful soundtrack, and Oscar winning John Toll's cinematography is spectacular (particularly in this crystal clear Blu-Ray).
A stunning debut then from the elder Affleck, and another terrific performance from Casey Affleck further cementing his rise to stardom.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A hidden gem 31 Oct 2008
By The usual suspect TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Given no publicity and not shown in cinemas in the UK due to events at the time of release Gone Baby Gone passed by under the carpet.

It is a hidden gem that really shouldn't be missed. If you are a member of the 'yuck, it's Ben Affleck' bandwagon please, don't be put off. If this is anything to go by and he is hanging up the acting, we should have some great stuff in the future - maybe another Good Will Hunting?

Without giving too much away about halfway through there's a major left turn in the way the film is going and it's followed up with a series of them until the end. The only odd thing I found is Michelle Monaghan, I'm not sure that her charactor really needs to be here. Adds a bit of balance I suppose?

For those interested, the HD transfer isn't fantastic to be honest so if you haven't gone exclusively Blu you can happily stick to upscaled DVD.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
I've got no complaints. item arrived as expected and had no issues using it. can't complain about a single thing. Ed Harris is brilliant as always.
Published 13 days ago by sw
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
This movie is simply amazing. I love how it is done, and how it ends and I will recommend this to everybody!
Published 16 days ago by Mia Karlstad
5.0 out of 5 stars One to watch
A great collection of actors,in a really great film,its lovely to go to the cinema..but sometimes you just want to stay in and watch film.. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Gizmo
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic film
This is a rare thing, a film that does justice to the book it was based on, Casey Affleck is perfect as Patrick Kenzie.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. E. Bilcliffe
5.0 out of 5 stars DVD
This is one of those films that I never tire of watching. Morgan Freeman plays his part so well great viewing.
Published 5 months ago by TT
4.0 out of 5 stars GONE BABY GONE is brilliant!
GONE BABY GONE is a crime/thriller directed by Ben Affleck (THE TOWN, ARGO) and starring Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman and Michelle Monaghan. Read more
Published 6 months ago by G. Stephenson
5.0 out of 5 stars Gone baby gone
I am not a great fan of American police movies and I usually find them lacking in originality and depth and I much prefer films about British police because I can identify more... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. D. Rowland
1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE DEPRESSING FILM
This movie is horrible and depressing to watch. All the characters are so unlikeable and i have never seen a movie with so much unnessasary swearing. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ali M
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterful exploration of the dark side of Boston
This is a dark, morally complex movie, which doesn't let the weighty themes it explores stop it from being a cracking thriller. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Aidan J. McQuade
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad film.
Bought this after it being recommended to me from a friend, very good value, the film itself is quite good. Worth a watch and at this price, it's worth a buy.
Published 18 months ago by J Cossey
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