Overrated, simply boring to a party of two.

Rating: 5/10 (3 October 2014)

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but my wife and I both agreed this movie was overrated. Sure, Fincher is a good director, and fans of the book should like the movie. But the story is dull, and the development is dull, and the whole thing from top to bottom is dull. The movie demands you be intrigued because the plot starts interestingly enough, which is kind of a shame considering how it plays out, but the intrigue is still there when the film stops rolling. Not in a good way though.
I will say this movie developed very similarly to Shutter Island. If you liked that one, you should like this movie. They aren't similar in any regard plot-wise, just how they build suspension and kind of mellow out with a pretty predictable twist or two. Everyone is saying this movie has so many plot twists that you don't see coming? OK maybe the world has gotten really dumb, but the plot twists aren't really twists in my opinion, they are more like changes of direction and not disconcerting to a viewer. If I am driving and I come upon a twist in the road it's pretty freaky; if I have to suddenly come to a stop sign and take a right instead of go straight, I don't freak out at all, just say "well shoot, not what I was expecting, but at least I was prepared." That may be a terrible analogy, but I hope you get the point. Nothing in this movie should freak a normal human being out.
Overall I'm surprised so many like this movie thus far, so I guess I have to recommend watching it and making up your own mind. But for me and my wife personally, and I love Fincher movies, this was totally a waste of time for both of us.
Only like if you agree with me after you've seen the movie. A difference of opinion makes the world go round.