I highly recommend the movie "Gone Baby Gone".

[Pale Blue Dot]

It's an exciting movie with great acting, a terrific screenplay, and the courage to treat the audience like grown-ups. It reminded me a lot of L.A. Confidential in all of the right ways. I thought it was better than No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood.

Ben Affleck may not be the greatest actor in the world, but he can write and direct with the best of them.

[Richardo]

1. By one of my favorite crime writers, Dennis Lehane

I can't wait to see it. :thumbsup:

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. He wrote "Mystic River" too, right?

I thought that "Gone Baby Gone" was the better of those two films (although I haven't read the novels).

[Richardo]

4. All of his books are good - and yes, Mystic River was one of them...

...try 'Shutter Island' for a real brain-twister. :thumbsup:

[auntAgonist]

3. excellent movie

I too recommend it.

aA

[JackBeck]

5. Yes, it was very good.

With a fantastic twist.

The whole movie was not what I expected at all.

[NMDemDist2]

6. yes, I enjoyed that movie too! n/t

[hatredisnotavalue]

7. Great movie, great directing, great ending!

I haven't seen There Will Be Blood, but I did not care for No Country for Old Men at all. Just saw Lambs for Lions today. I loved it, but it seemed like it ended too quickly.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

8. Seconded.

I saw it recently. Great cast, direction and writing, plus lots of great twists.