Gone Baby Gone is Ben Affleck's directorial debut and is based on the novel from the acclaimed author of Mystic River. It is an intense look inside an ongoing investigation about the mysterious disappearance of a little girl. Two young private detectives (Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan) are hired to take a closer look at the case and soon discover that nothing is what it seems. Ultimately, they will have to risk everything -- their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives -- to find a little girl-lost.
I don't really know what to think of this movie. It was just kind of treading water at points and then it was really good at other points. It wasn't great. It wasn't bad. It was just kind of there. It felt kind of like an episode of Without A Trace I guess. Casey Affleck was actually pretty good in the lead role. Considering that this was big brother Ben's first attempt at directing - he definitely could have done much worse. I also liked the open ended final message that sometimes doing the "right" thing can be the wrong thing.
I would lukewarmly recommend people checking this movie out. Again, its not really anything to write home about but the movie is nowhere near horrid either.
