Not as great or terrible as both sides are making it out to be

Rating: 7/10 (18 July 2015)

I feel obligated to make this review because I feel a lot of the negative reviews may be unjustifiably push people away from watching this film. Yes, this movie has flaws but it definitely does not deserve a 1-star rating.
The main complaint I've seen in most of the negative reviews is regarding the abundance of plot holes that the movie has. I would say the only plot hole that really bothers me is how stupid the law enforcement is, but the others that many are claiming to be plot holes are just parts of the story that aren't clearly explained.
One part of the film that sort of bothers me though is the scene where Amy (Rosamund Pike) begins to explain how she executed her plan to frame Nick (Ben Affleck) for her murder. It's basically like she just began explaining to the audience for the sake of exposition (which of course is necessary). The script just has a voice-over to conveniently but lazily explain to the viewer what has happened.
My last complaint is that the script at time was a bit cheesy and unbelievable. And that's it. There are definitely other movies that are much worse than this, with more plot holes, with terrible scripts, etc.
The acting is fine, all of the performances were good, especially Pike's portrayal of a psychopathic wife. The story is pretty interesting (in my opinion) and keeps you hooked onto what's going to happen next. I think the best thing about this film is how it develops the two characters, Nick and Amy. At first, you're led to sympathize for Amy and hate Nick. Then halfway through the story, it begins to compel you to completely switch sides (almost like a character twist if there's such a thing).
In conclusion, Gone Girl is not the best movie but definitely not the worst, and it is an enjoyable watch.