![]() ![]() Live by Night has its opening act in Boston (a city for which both Affleck and Lehane have an affinity) during the intra-war years (the late 1920s, to be precise). It never ascends to the high orbit of Gone Baby Gone (or Affleck’s Argo or the Clint Eastwood/Lehane collaboration, Mystic River). It’s a less powerful endeavor and the ending is problematic. Their reunion, although likely entertaining for those who enjoy gangster films, lacks the same snap-crackle-pop. It was a high-water mark in both of their careers. In 2007, Affleck made his directorial debut by adapting Lehane’s Gone Baby Gone for the screen. ![]() The connection between actor/director/writer Ben Affleck and author Dennis Lehane goes back nearly a decade. ![]()
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