good movie,but not as good as the trailer made it out to be

Rating: 7/10 (21 March 2008)

i initially had no interest in seeing this movie.then,one day,i happened to catch a trailer for it.the trailer made the movie look fantastic,so my friend and i watched it on pay per view.i have to say,i'm disappointed.don't get me wrong,this is still a good movie,but i don't feel it's the masterpiece it was mad out to be.for one thing,i found it too formulaic and predictable.there is of course a moral dilemma for one of our characters.stylistically,it reminded me of both The Departed and Mystic River,which isn't a bad thing in this case.it's just an observation.the acting is very good,in this movie,Casey Affleck holds his own against Morgan Freeman,who is brilliant as usual,though his role is not that big.for me,Gone Baby Gone is a 7/10