Gone Baby Gone

Absolutely phenomenal film. The dialogue is both scary, to funny, to intimidating, to serious; it’s carried by all the actors throughout and they all did a great job. The story was very well written and the twist I didn’t see coming- I didn’t know if Amanda was alive or not until the reveal. It really kept me guessing throughout and made me think, and I’m someone who usually makes the right guess early on. I was shocked that the mum, Helena, is played by Amy Ryan, who also played Holly from the office. I was shook at this fact, I had no idea she had that kind of range, really smashed the role out the park! I especially loved the scene in the bar, it was both tense and funny, with just brilliant dialogue with a lot of great one liners, while still being able to build tension. It was hard to watch at some parts, the bathroom scene in the crack house was especially difficult to get through, with morals being challenged. It think the ending could have been more grand as it felt a little sudden, but that’s my only criticism. 9.5/10