Suspending disbelief is one thing but I felt gullible seeing it through

Rating: 1/10 (25 December 2014)

The most satisfying thing about this movie is writing this review. Whilst I'm a firm believer in the adage, "to each his own," and I certainly mean no disrespect to others' opinions, I do worry over consumers' standards that movie-goers are able to say anything redeeming about this film. Many other reviewers have nailed the stupidity of the plot and the absurdity of most aspects of the storyline so I'll leave that alone. Suffice to say that at the end, I felt as violated as Amy Dunne claimed she was. I can't believe that such a large group of professionals watched the rushes and felt satisfied with what they'd created. Oh and about the foul language - how did Bogart, Wayne, Heston, Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Davis and Crawford ever make an impact without the filthy language? Oh yeah - they call it acting. I rate myself as reasonably intelligent and I'm no prude but I like a bit of subtlety which I believe any true art form allows for. This was rank nonsense and I gave myself an uppercut for watching it but am slightly redeemed now.