Lehane can write, Ben can direct, Casey can act. Gone Baby Gone is a near perfect novel made it to the big screen as a near perfect movie. A young Casey Affleck and a brilliant Ed Harris show us the dark side of Boston.

Story-wise, I was fully engaged...but it was sometimes hard to do between the awful Boston accents and Casey Affleck mumbling his way through most scenes. Thankfully there were enough twists, turns, and misdirection to keep my attention. The moral quandries presented throughout should stir some inner dialog about what's the best choice amongst only bad options.

"Kids forgive, they don't judge, they turn the other cheek, and what do they get for it?" Can't believe I hadn't seen this one before. Gone Baby Gone has a great story and dilemma at the end. Casey Affleck is great and I always love seeing Amy Ryan. We also get Ed Harris, Michelle Monaghan and freaking Morgan Freeman. Also a plus is that I just simply love Boston settings in movies and we get another one here. Anyway Gone Baby Gone is Ben Affleck's director debut and it is a great one. He clearly knows what he was doing from the get go and he only improved with time. Gone Baby Gone has a great ending and the road towards the ending is great too. Happy I spotted this one on Netflix before it leaves today.

Not very good, really drags on and acting was weak.