Gone Baby Gone

[Trino]

The movie begins after the abduction, and there is no child shown being abused, although there is one extremely quick scene from the seond abduction that could be upsetting. It is only a flash, however, and the emphasis is not upon the child but upon the abductors and police. The only time a child is shown is, basically, sitting down on a chair/sofa - not even a speaking part, if I recall correctly.

The McCanns would not fit the movie because the characters are nearly all from the fringes of society. Definitely R rated because of language and shoot 'em up violence among adults. The only fit to the McCanns is a physical resemblance of the little girl to Madeline.

You come away from the movie with a changed perspective of parenting. (No, I''m not giving away anything.)

 

[angelmom]

McCanns made a big deal of thanking Ben Affleck only a couple of weeks ago for delaying the release of this movie, it's out already! To what lengths will they not go to have a paper headline!

My understanding is that it has been delayed opening in the UK...til December IIRC.

 

[LionRun]

My daughter and I saw Gone Baby Gone today, and I thought it was a very good movie. The acting was excellent, and the story line and plot were also outstanding. There was so much about it that seemed to be quite realistic, and I would see it again. I hope it does come up for an Oscar--I believe it is a candidate.

Lion

 

[Zelda]

and it is an excellant film. Well directed, well acted (particularly Casey Affleck
who was sooo goood) There is violence and sex and language to object to so I wouldn't advise any one who dislikes them to see the movie.

But its a real gem of a movie it's worth seeing.

Yes, the kidnapped girl in the movie does resemble Madeleine but she is seen so seldom that I almost overlooked it.

Not for the faint of heart. Lehane's nitty gritty Boston -- a neighborhood where every one knows everyone -- the setting is like that in Mystic River.

What I wasn't prepared for was Casey Afflex's character and what he believed in at the end. He makes a moral judgement. So do the characters in Mystic River but they there they don't follow the teachings of the church.
Both endings work.

 

[Gina_M]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) President and CEO Ernie Allen today praised director Ben Affleck for producing the new film, “Gone Baby Gone,” which tells the fictional story of the abduction of a child in Boston.

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=3446

 

[angelmom]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) President and CEO Ernie Allen today praised director Ben Affleck for producing the new film, “Gone Baby Gone,” which tells the fictional story of the abduction of a child in Boston.

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=3446

Gina, thank you for that link. It has some good statistics.

It also helped assuage any guilt I was feeling for wanting to see the movie so badly. :angel:

 

[MrsG728]

seriously, when I clicked on her picture, I gasped all the air out of the room. I find the resemblance uncanny, and her hand position on her hair... *creepy*

sorry I am creeped out by this :sick:

 

[dingo]

I see what you mean MrsG.