Nice, but not great

Rating: 7/10 (8 January 2010)

How come I have never heard about this movie? Well picture this: It is January 2010 and I am reading some lists of "best films of the decade". This movie "Gone Baby, Gone" appears in a few of those lists and I have never heard about it. Well, it might be a good one but... how come I have never heard about this movie? I come here on IMDb.com to try and find some info about it and it has nice reviews. I find that the gorgeous Michelle Monaghan stars on it. Wow, nice! How come I have never heard about this movie? And I also find that this movie has Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris on it. Wow, this one must be really great. How come I have never heard about it? Well, I gotta see this. And I do manage to watch it. And it was NOT a great movie. It is a NICE one but something is missing. It is worth seeing, sure, but I can't help saying it is kinda disappointing. Michelle has a very weak presence on the movie and I think it is NOT her fault, because I have seen her shine on other movies. Morgan Freeman is not a lot on this movie also, which is another disappointment. This may sound bad, but it looks like Ben Affleck tried to make this one as a star-making-vehicle for Casey Affleck. And it just does not work.