Atmospheric, engaging and smart.

Rating: 9/10 (20 February 2015)

Gone Girl took 10 minutes to make me forget I was in a theatre. The characters are personalities oozing with depth, and the film reveals all of their details as it progresses, adding more and new significance to the overall story and to the events that happen without making them look unrealistic. While it is certainly a thriller that shows bombastic acts (for a non-action-oriented film) it never demands the audience to believe something they would normally not without giving enough background and logic to the events that ensue. The cinematography works perfectly with Reznor's and Ross's soundtrack. An Ambient score that resembles Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts I–IV. They're gloomy, elegant, and jump between relaxing and disturbing without giving up their dark nature. There was not a single weak performance, everyone is genuine and credible with constantly development that always made me feel interested in these characters. My only complaints may be that Pike's voice sounded a bit over the top in a particular scene in a restaurant. She is speaking with a distinctive tone, then Affleck comes in and she says "it's you." With the exact same tone that didn't feel natural. Another thing is that there's another scene that exposes one main plot point to the viewer, and while it was necessary to be explained, the way it was edited seemed like it was trying too hard to impress me. Other than that this is a gripping, beautiful, thoughtful and fascinating film from David Fincher.