Affleck's performance is emotionless

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2008)

Watching "Gone baby Gone" when into the first hour, you wonder "what's there left to say". And then the story takes an unexpected turn. And then another one. And you sort of realize why this film was nominated when Amy Ryan delivers.
That being said, I wasn't charmed at all by Casey Affleck's performance.I wonder how the hell he won a Prism award for it. I thought he was expression-less 100% of the time, he wouldn't so much as raise an eyebrow, and I don't understand why all the fuss about him in the first place. Maybe I am biased for not liking his brother Ben one bit (*giggles*) but really, people, I think Ben is a much better writer/film-maker than an actor and for that matter, both brothers are equally shallow and conceited as such.
I think there are more like me out there, who had their eyes open during the performance of Casey Affleck in this film and could tell the difference between a good story and a good performance.
That being said... If you can ignore (or better, like) Affleck... this is a film you shouldn't miss. It poses a serious ethical question on parenting and it gives also a pretty deep look on an urban society and an insight into the way of living of the people who are less privileged and often involved in drugs ...despite their poverty-- or just because of it...