{"id":2671,"date":"2008-10-02T16:37:40","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T15:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2008-10-02T16:37:40","modified_gmt":"2008-10-02T15:37:40","slug":"dvd-pick-gone-baby-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/10\/02\/dvd-pick-gone-baby-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD Pick: Gone Baby Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Gone Baby Gone<\/a> <\/strong>is the highly accomplished adaptation of\u00a0Dennis Lehane<\/a>‘s novel about the investigation into the disappearance of a young girl in Boston.<\/p>\n

The film’s UK release was postponed due to the (entirely coincidental) similarities with the Madeleine McCann case<\/a> and despite critical acclaim and some award nominations it probably didn’t get the recognition or box office it deserved.<\/p>\n

It marks the directorial debut of Ben Affleck<\/a>, a high profile actor who’s career had become recently mired in less-than-successful work like\u00a0Gigli<\/a>,\u00a0Paycheck <\/a>and\u00a0Surviving Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, here he shows considerable promise as a director, not only through the intelligent script he co-wrote\u00a0Aaron Stockard<\/a>, but in how he has put together\u00a0many different elements to create a serious and absorbing crime drama.<\/p>\n

He has had the sense to hire a slew of accomplished actors (Ed Harris<\/a>,\u00a0Morgan Freeman<\/a>,\u00a0Amy Madigan<\/a>) in key supporting roles but also entrusted the two key roles to younger actors with their careers now firmly on the rise.<\/p>\n

Amy Ryan<\/a>\u00a0deservedly received an Oscar nomination\u00a0as the mother of the missing girl, whilst\u00a0Casey Affleck<\/a>\u00a0is highly assured in the lead role as the investigator hired to assist the police in the case.<\/p>\n

The technical contributions are all excellent with the cinematography of John Toll<\/a> and music by Harry Gregson-Williams<\/a> being particular stand outs. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Perhaps what is most impressive about the film is the way Affleck has refused to romanticise his hometown – he doesn’t flinch from showing the dark complexities of a modern American city, a place where morals and motivations can get easily blurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The extras on the disc are solid without being spectacular and include the following:<\/p>\n