Gone Baby Gone - Drama Classic Movies on DVD (2007) Starring Casey Affleck; Michelle Monaghan & Morgan Freeman; Directed by Ben Affleck; Miramax : OLDIES.com

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

Audio Commentary - Ben Affleck - Director
Behind-The-Scenes - GOING HOME: Behind-the-scenes with Ben Affleck
Deleted Scenes
Featurette - CAPTURING AUTHENTICITY: Casting GONE BABY GONE

Entertainment Reviews:

Film Comment - 09/01/2007

"The film is effective throughout, and in its last shot it rigorously encapsulates a moral situation whose resonating implications justify everything that has gone before."

Rolling Stone - 11/01/2007

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Affleck's first time at bat as a filmmaker is more than promising, it's strikingly assured....GONE BABY GONE is full of dark secrets, and how they unravel will keep you glued."

Box Office - 11/01/2007

"Affleck steps behind the camera to direct a murder mystery that grapples intelligently with big questions."

Entertainment Weekly - 10/26/2007

"Affleck the director shows excellent instincts, not least of which is letting his younger brother, Casey, hold the center..." -- Grade: B-

New York Times - 10/19/2007

"Mr. Affleck is already deep into the character right from the start....One of the graces of GONE BABY GONE is its sensitivity to real struggle, to the lived-in spaces and worn-out consciences that can come when despair turns into nihilism."

Los Angeles Times - 10/19/2007

"[A] notable piece of work, a strong directing debut by actor Ben Affleck..."

Total Film - 06/01/2008

4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] superbly detailed, focused performances. GONE BABY GONE absorbs Morgan Freeman's fatherly persona, channels Ed Harris' powder-keg rage and finds Amy Ryan quite sensational..."

Empire - 06/01/2008

4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a major directorial debut from Affleck, successfully combining the elements of a smart, intriguing police procedural with a distinctive Bostonian flavour and the psychological sophistication and moral complexity that distinguish the very best mystery thrillers."

Ultimate DVD - 05/01/2008

5 stars out of 5 -- "[N]ative Bostonian Affleck makes full use of the weather worn streets and people of his home town to give this powerful, intelligent and thought-provoking film an authentically gritty texture."

Sight and Sound - 06/01/2008

"Ben Affleck maintains the downbeat mood effectively, drawing understated performances....Amy Ryan as the missing girl's mother turns in the most powerful performance."

Product Description:

Based on the novel by MYSTIC RIVER author Dennis Lehane, GONE BABY GONE marks the directorial debut of actor Ben Affleck. Featuring a solid cast that includes Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, and Affleck's brother Casey in the lead role as a private detective, GONE BABY GONE centers on the disappearance of a young girl in the working class neighborhood of Dorchester in South Boston. With plenty of twists and turns, the movie works as a solid crime thriller, but it's as a study of a place--and one's ability to either accept and embrace or ultimately break free from it--that the film flowers.

Beneath the movie's street-tough justice and cop shop politics sits a very complicated view of the world, which Affleck delves into unflinchingly, thanks in large part to his ability to extract some excellent performances from his cast. Casey Affleck offers a nice mix of both steely resolve and vulnerability, while Harris presents a strong performance as a conflicted, emotionally tortured cop. Of particular note is Amy Ryan as the mother of the abducted girl. Her character's outrageous foul-mouthed demeanor ultimately ends up feeling both tragic and pathetic, with the only appropriate reactions being either pity or rage. It makes for an uncomfortable but affecting dichotomy. GONE BABY GONE signifies a confident and impressive turn behind the camera for one of Hollywood's more contentious stars. A Boston native himself, Affleck takes great care in evoking his city's entirety, from its undeniably ugly underbelly, to what feels like an almost primordial sense of community. It speaks to Affleck's substance as a director, and of good things to come.

Plot Keywords:

Based On A Novel | Drama | Mystery | Mystery / Suspense

Production Notes:

Theatrical Release: October 19, 2007 (Limited)

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan & Morgan Freeman
Directed by		Ben Affleck
Produced by		Alan Ladd, Jr., Dan Rissner & Sean Bailey
Screenwriting by		Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard
Composition by		Harry Gregson-Williams
Director of Photography		John Toll
Performer		Ed Harris, John Ashton, Amy Ryan, Amy Madigan & Titus Welliver
Source Writer		Dennis Lehane