As it goes from a classic detective story to a moral fable, the movie gains intensity. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 27, 2023

Baby’s Beantown mystery benefits from Ben Affleck proving he’s a decent director with a knack for nailing the local Boston color of Dennis Lehane’s book. Then it comes time to wrap things up and splat.

| Sep 8, 2023

An affecting morality play that leaves us pondering the movie for days.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 2, 2023

What it lacks in catharsis it makes up for in gritty realism and tense moral struggles.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 24, 2020

The denizens of the Affleck brothers' furious adaptation of Dennis Lehane's excursion into the lower depths of Boston's Southie Irish hood are loud, uncouth, hyperviolent and endlessly fascinating.

| May 26, 2020

With a superlative cast and a hauntingly riveting story, Gone Baby Gone is one film that won't be gone from our hearts or minds for a long time.

| Nov 7, 2019

This is a film that isn't afraid to tackle a moral dilemma with great conviction. Here's hoping that Ben Affleck can continue to build on his current momentum.

| Original Score: A- | Oct 29, 2019

Ben Affleck has proven himself to be a skilled director, here's hoping this is a harbinger of great things to come.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 6, 2019

It's a P.I. movie with the feel of an indie drama, set in the working class neighborhoods of Boston and filled with characters that feel like they've lived on the streets all their lives ...

| Jul 1, 2017

An out-and-out triumph for the Brothers Affleck.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 5, 2015

This is A-grade stuff: well-plotted, unpredictable and grounded in reality from start to finish.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 14, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 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.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 14, 2011

A truly stellar directorial debut by Ben Affleck.

| Apr 5, 2011

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.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 4, 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.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 22, 2011

The Affleck boys finally earn their stripes as cinematic artists

| Aug 27, 2009

Gone Baby Gone is an argument for obligation over accommodation, the absolute over the contingent.

| Sep 18, 2008

Affleck proved that his Good Will Hunting moment wasn't an aberration, and he also showed that he didn't need Matt Damon in tow to make a great movie.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 18, 2008