8.5/10

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2014)

Tense from frame one and always unpredictable, this film is the living proof of David Fincher's mastery at directing, as he takes us through this journey with utter confidence.
I had a great experience with this movie, it was really amazingly entertaining and scary at the same time to see how the events unfolded, but most importantly I wanted to see how they went down. I was on the edge of my seat for the whole duration because I simply could not wait to know how things would go down. As I was watching it, I realized simply how good David Fincher is. When the police enter Nick's house for the first time there is a scene where they start discussing particulars and it was stunning to see how Fincher managed to create tension in that situation with just a few details. By the way, performances across the board are great. Even Tyler Perry is great! I have been a big critic of Ben Afleck as an actor in the past, but here he gives what might be the best performance of his career, he plays the part perfectly and the point that proves it is the fact that you don't notice it. What can I say of Rosamund Pike's performance that hasn't been said before? She totally transforms and the by the end of the movie I was creep-ed and terrified by just her face, great work! Fincher is one of my favourite directors, I love every one of his movies and even like Alien3. But, with the exception of Zodiac, which is his favourite of mine, I have never jumped up and down for his movies, I really love them but they just don't make it up to a 9 for me. I can't put my finger on why, but I'll just say that they don't make me leave the theater shaking.
I still love this movie as much as all of his others, it is a clear fit in his filmography and I recommend for everyone to see it and have a blast at watching perfect filmaking.