Great/good acting, but untrustworthy and sluggish plot

Rating: 7/10 (2 November 2012)

Missing persons, incl. children is a serious issue in almost every country and movies related to the topic provide a good basis for distinguishable performances both on and behind the screen. Director Ben Affleck (his first respective attempt, by the way) has done a pleasant job inviting doers like Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris to participate (his own brother Casey is OK as well), but the screenplay is numb at times and even meetings with mobsters are incredibly calm and colorless. The role of policemen in the disappearance is also strange and it is hard to believe that experienced cops would find only such a solution we realize in the end. I cannot say that I am fond of constant chases and bursts, but Gone Baby Gone is too slow for a crime drama where the main focus is not on a single detective like Agatha Christie's characters. Thus, the movie is above average, but nothing special.