Gone, Baby Gone
In the directorial debut of well-known actor Ben Affleck, he presents us with a dark character-driven film about a young girls abduction. Casey Affleck brings an authenticity to the role that few other actors could have brought. His performance is the standout of the film; you can see his brooding anger, his angst. The film moves with a quick pace, never stopping to explain things in great detail and thus has a sense of realism. Affleck aptly captures the mood of modern Boston and feels both real and dangerous.
The film takes a turn towards the middle that is surprising and left me wondering where it would go next. Despite a flew plot twists that were surprising yet ultimately clichéd, they worked with the plot and created a second half of the film that left you redefining the first half. Beautifully shot and acted with great skill from the ensemble cast featuring a powerful performance from Ed Harris and a refreshingly simple yet skillful performance by Morgan Freeman. It is a dark movie that suggests there are no easy decisions, that the right choice isn't always right, nor is the wrong choice always wrong. One of the better films of 2007.
Grade: B+
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