Gone Baby Gone
Miramax Films | Release Date: October 19, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
31
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Ben Affleck is smart about setting the scene -- he's even better at it than Clint Eastwood was in another Lehane adaptation, "Mystic River." But he's less adept at defining individual personalities, at making us care about the characters who deserve our sympathy -- or, maybe more important, the ones who don't. Read full review
60
The New YorkerDavid Denby
Ben Affleck probably respects Lehane the genre writer (there are five books with Patrick Kenzie as the hero) more than he should. He also has some way to go before he becomes a good director of action. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Storytelling problems surface toward the overwrought climax, but the worst problem is the unrelenting grimness. It's hard to like a movie that leaves you with no hope. Read full review
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