I went to see Gone Baby Gone tonight and I did not expect it to be so awesome. It's simply one of the best Boston movies to date - on par with, if not better than, Good Will Hunting and The Departed - and better than Mystic River. Casey Affleck does his best to hold his own against stalwarts like Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris. Michelle Monaghan is wasted while Amy Ryan simply steals the scene - as a character we love to hate and also sympathize with at the same time. I don't remember when I last saw a character like that in a movie and Amy Ryan did a perfect 10 job of portraying that character. Ed Harris does much better job than his usual fill-in-the-gaps roles. Morgan Freeman is Morgan Freeman - 'nuff said. If I was gay (no offence to gay community) or if I was a woman, I would have had a crush on him.

I am sure the movie is going to get some Oscar nods although I have my doubts the Academy voters will vote so overwhelming with this "regional" movie.