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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Gone Baby Gone


Genre: Thriller

Reviewed In Issue 130 (Apr 2008) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton, Amy Ryan, Amy Madigan & Titus Wlliver

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3
DD Sound Rating: 3
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
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Special Features
Special features include the featurettes Going Home: Behind The Scenes With Ben Affleck (seven minutes) and Capturing Authenticity: Casting Gone Baby Gone (nine minutes), six deleted/alternate scenes available with commentary by Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard, feature audio commentary with the writers and director, and up-front previews.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Miramax Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 53738
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

For violence, drug content and pervasive language
(Retail Price): $29.99
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 114
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2007
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 02/12/08
(THX® Digitally Mastered): Yes

 Credits Information

(Director): Ben Affleck
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Four-year-old Amanda McCreary (Madeline O

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.82:1 DVD shows good color balance, with bold, bright hues and natural-looking fleshtones. Black levels are relatively solid, but good shadow delineation helps create a more realistically dimensional-looking image. Details are fairly well resolved, but there are many instances when the image can look overly soft. Film grain is fine, but it is pervasive enough to be a slight distraction in flat color fields. Pixel breakup can be somewhat of a distraction at times and edge enhancement, while minor, can be noticed on longer shots. (Danny Richelieu)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby