Struggling against the difficulties of the mysterious disappearance of a 4 years old girl named Amanda MecCready, two detectives named Patrick Kenzie and Annie Gennaro, who have taken the case, the thing that leads them to face many challenges, but they manage to overcome them all.
Because it mostly succeeds, now that [Affleck's] got this and that good under-seen performance in Hollywoodland under his belt, he can hold his head high again.
The unconvincing genre conventions in Gone Baby Gone are at odds with its authentic, lived-in atmosphere, but no one can say that Affleck hasn't looked into the depths, and the movie ends on a resonantly ambiguous note.
Digital Spy
July 14, 2011
As an actor, Ben Affleck might be a supporting player trapped in a leading man's body, but as a filmmaker he's an auspicious talent.
Mr. Affleck is laying the foundation, brick by brick, for a promising new career.
Ebert & Roeper
October 22, 2007
Ben directs Casey in Gone Baby Gone, and it's a career highlight for both of them.
ComingSoon.net
March 22, 2011
A tense meditation on morality in the modern world, Gone Baby Gone is a superb crime thriller featuring a star performance from Casey Affleck. If crime drama is your thing, it really doesn't get much better than this.
