Gone Dennis Gone

Rating: 1/10 (15 June 2008)

I have a real doubt as to whether people showering praises on this movie and providing rave reviews have actually read the book 'Gone Baby Gone' by Dennis Lehane.The author is a master storyteller and I bet that if you have so much of a moderate understanding of English and you can read, you will be bowled over by the pace and sheer intensity that the book provides.The movie is at best,lame. None of the confrontations which exist in the book and keep your pulse pounding is portrayed with as much of an iota of realism in the movie. 1.The Filmore Tap episode. 2.The Quarry episode 3.Leon Trett,Roberta Trett,Corwin Earle chilling and horrifying episode. Where is the blood curdling menace, the horror, the claustrophobia? The book has it all, the movie has zilch. And Ed Harris as 'Remy Bressant' and not 'Remy Broussard'.!! Such an ill fitting role for a great actor. Remy is supposed to be a younger man who works out 4 times a week. Not who's born in 1950 and is 58!!! Edi Gathegi ( Cheese Olamon ) and Slaine (Ruprecht 'Bubba' Rogowski )look like they are in for comic capers.They are real violent stuff actually, in the book. Did Ben Affleck for once, read the book!!!! Michelle Monaghan and Amy Ryan look and fit their parts.
How much liberties can a Director actually take when putting an extremely compelling work of fiction into a movie? If Dennis Lehane sees this farce of a movie, he would for sure chuckle: "Gone Dennis Gone".