Emotionally draining

Rating: 9/10 (26 February 2008)

I had heard wonderful things about Gone Baby Gone, it was a semi-silent hit of 2007 and the first film that I've seen that was directed by Ben Affleck which was interesting to see a different side of his talents. Gone Baby Gone is one of those films that is so far from entertainment, but you'll be glad to see at least once. I think because the subject is just so disturbing and has always been a big one: "In the best interest of the child", what is right and what is wrong? What are your morals? But what about your conscience? The questions just boggle your mind in this deep intense drama. The actors, a surprising great performance on Casey's part, just seemed to care about this film and that was what made it work without putting people too off about Gone Baby Gone.
A little girl is missing and the search by the police is just failing. When the little girl's aunt asks two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, who are also boyfriend/girlfriend, to help them on the case. They learn how the drug addict/seller mother was just extremely neglectful of her child, so much to when she took money from her drug boss, he is the suspect of the case, but when that proves to be false, things get more deep and dark. After another child missing/possible murder case, Patrick does to the criminal what he feels best at the moment and then has to deal with the biggest dilemma at the end.
Gone Baby Gone was one of those films that had me shaking after I watched it. I think because I was studying to become a teacher and when I was student teaching, I saw the innocence in children's eyes, why would anyone want to harm them? How could a parent risk their child's life? What lengths would you go to, just to protect a child's innocence? That's the main point of this movie I think, and the crew and cast were absolutely brilliant in maintaining the dignity this story deserved. I would recommend it for a watch, but I think once is enough for me to be honest.
9/10