An absolute must see
This one is an absolute must-see, and now I have to pick up the book too. I'm just disappointed that this somehow got by me in the theaters.
Gone Baby Gone is Ben Affleck's debut as a major motion picture director, and it stars his brother Casey, and it's set in Dot and Southie (neighborhoods of Boston). That should sell it to you, if you're a fan of The Departed or Boondock Saints or Mystic River or any other gritty drama set in Boston.
There's more to it, a lot more -- a stellar cast (Ed Harris AND Morgan Freeman, hello), a story with twists and turns, and a very heavy ending that makes you think.
Rent it or catch in cable, thumbs WAY up.