An open letter to Ben Affleck (re: Gone Baby Gone):

Dear Mr. Affleck,

Gone Baby Gone is quite possibly one of the best things you’ve ever done.  The screenplay is brilliant.  The use of locals in the actual cast is brilliant.  The direction was awesome.  Your brother has shown that he has way more acting chops than I or anyone else ever thought he did.  The entire cast was wicked awesome.  South Boston (Dorchester?) is amazing; it’s a character in the film.  I’d go visit if I wasn’t shot instantly.   But that would be a hell of a Beer & Beauty tour, eh?

I don’t usually go to the movies, so I am a bit behind the times - I rent DVDs because I don’t like to leave the house.  Therefore, please excuse the lateness of this review/mash note.  Long story short, I wept.  And then I went on to watch it twice in a row.  What a movie.  I think I owe you another couple of bucks.  Seriously, someday I hope to be involved in a film of this prestige.