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Film:  Gone Baby Gone

Some good scenes mask a pretty bad movie at the core.  One easy way to judge a movie is whether the bad guy motivation makes any sense.  In this case, the reveal is completely preposterous.  Cops risk their entire careers to kidnap a child and steal a piddly sum of money.  Really?  Isn't there about twenty easier ways?  Like calling social services or adoption?

Also, Ben Affleck as a director really needs to watch the speeches.  Jesus, in every movie this Baaaston tough guys give four minute speeches.  Although it isn't entirely his fault, the Affleck, Damon, Graham King, Bill Monahan, Dennis Lehane would have us believe Boston must be the toughest city in the whole world.  If we just sent some Baaastoners over to Afghanistan, we would've beat those Taaalibaners in like two months.  Christ almighty.