an amazing movie with an irking ending

Rating: 5/10 (2 April 2010)

I avoided this movie for a long time, I dunno why, because it looked like a really good one, but i had some prejudices toward Ben Affleck as a director. Turned out i shouldn't have had any. This movie is really good, with awesome and very well written dialogues, suspense, and drama. The kidnapped little girl clichÃ© was done so many times, but this was one of the best in this genre. But a bit predictable thou, when the old captain retired after a monologue, how hard it was when his little girl got killed, and after they didn't find Amanda's body in the lake i was sure Morgan Freemans character kidnapped her somehow. I was right. When the haiti drug-dealer showed up, i knew he will be blamed, killed, but turn out to be innocent in this case. I was right. But in one thing i was wrong. I thought when they found Amanda, that the private investigator guy will eventually see, she has a better place there and leave it be. I was wrong and i am very angry i was. I know this is just a movie, but seriously, can someone really be this stupid? I mean the whole first half of the movie was about how bad person the girls mother is. How she is a crack-addict, no-good, mean, dirty-languaged imbecile. How could the main character think she will be a good parent? Why shouldn't he just left the girl and that poor old cop to be happy? That scene was heart-breaking, and i think if there really are people who are this ignorant, blind-folded, driven and fanatic that this guy was, well that is maybe even more sad then the kidnapping itself. Otherwise, excluding this great unpleasentness in the end, which is just MY opinion, so no need to crucify me for it, this film was great, and very-very thoughtful. Mr Affleck, congratulation, you have one more fan for what it worth.