Gone Baby Gone Reviews

Gone, Baby, Gone is a thriller film about the Boston investigation of the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl.

Gone Baby Gone received positive reviews from critics. The film scored an impressive 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 72 on Metacritic.

Amy Ryan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

The box office gross for the U.S. was $20,300,218 and $9,653,041 abroad for a total worldwide of $29,953,259.

• Entertainment Weekly: Gone Baby Gone Review
  • "Affleck the director shows excellent instincts, not least of which is letting his younger brother, Casey, hold the center as a young guy..."
• E! Online: Gone Baby Gone Review
  • "This absorbing and complex neighborhood-noir, about a private eye on the trail of a missing girl, is easily one of the best movies of the year."
• A.V. Club: Gone Baby Gone Review
  • "Affleck gets near-perfect performances from his actors, with Harris a particular standout as a detective whose emotions get the better of him."
• Rolling Stone: Gone Baby Gone Review (3.5/4)
  • "The brothers Affleck both emerge triumphant in this mesmerizing thriller."
• MiamiHerald.com: Gone Baby Gone Review (3/4)
  • "Affleck adds another level to the film's haunting exploration of morality and how we make -- and learn to live with -- bitter choices."

• Los Angeles Times: Gone Baby Gone Review
  • "This brooding, somber film is also ragged around the edges and not without problematic aspects."

• Salon: Gone Baby Gone Review
  • "He may need to work harder at shaping material, and at making his characters emerge as rounded, believable people. In trying to capture the flavor of certain Boston neighborhoods, it's all too easy to swerve into caricature."
• Premiere: Gone Baby Gone Review (2.5/4)
  • "Affleck, going for as authentic a feel as possible, cast many genuine South Bostonians in both extra and speaking roles, and, while that's salutary, in some scenes his strategy backfires, yielding caricatures..."