I hated the ending - and that's a good thing

Rating: 9/10 (11 November 2017)

Without actually giving away the ending of the movie, I will say that I hated it. In my 49 years, never have I agonized so much over the fate of fictional characters.
However, I will also say that the ending is what elevates Gone Baby Gone from simply being a well-made if forgettable thriller to an absolutely unforgettable masterpiece.
The movie has the guts to pose a question I asked myself every single day in my early 20s when I worked as a counselor in a group home for troubled kids - "does everyone have the right to raise their own child?"
Every single day I asked that question - and every single day I didn't like the answer.
I also didn't like the ending of Gone Baby Gone - but I would have never respected or appreciated the movie the way I do if it had been any different.
9 stars - to a movie with the courage to give us an ending we didn't want.