Affleck shows directing chops with Gone Baby Gone

Rating: Null/10 (6 February 2019)

Ben Affleck is a good director and with Gone baby Gone he has shown that he might very well transform into a top caliber one with time. The best mystery novels are the ones that use the genre as a stepping-off point for developing characters and examining issues. Affleck has successfully captured the essence of a written mystery on the screen. The production engages viewers not only on an emotional level but on an intellectual one. As the onion-like layers of the story are peeled away to reveal new ethical dilemmas that force the lead character to question what truly is "right," we are invited to answer those questions alongside him then evaluate whether the consequences of his choices justify the decisions he made. It's a rare motion picture that provides such an uncompromising perspective of what is right and what is moral. This is an auspicious start by Affleck.