A bit over the top but Fincher handles it like a boss!

Rating: 8/10 (17 December 2014)

Gone Girl is one wild ride. The ending itself was kind of absurd and hard to digest at first. But then I realized that I had forgotten what an experience it was. Its portrayal of the extent to which some people go to make sure it is they who are always right is horrifying. David Fincher has be among my top favorite directors ever since I first saw The Social Network. Have seen Se7en and Fight Club apart from that, all three outstanding films. Gone girl is another feather in his cap.
On their fifth wedding anniversary Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) finds his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) missing from his home. There isn't much to see at the first look of the crime scene except a glass table broken. Nick is asked questions about Amy and her life. It seems like he doesn't know her that much well despite 5 years of marriage. We then move back in time and hear Amy narrating the story with a diary of how she and Nick met and got close. Amy's parents are writers and creators of a famous character called 'Amazing Amy'. 'Amazing Amy' is based on their daughters real life thus making their daughter Amy herself very popular. Now the missing of Amy becomes a very hot topic and suspicions begin to arise about Nick too, who seems quite absent and casual. This is not even 10% of what actually happened and there is a big twist at the half point. Telling about it will spoil your first view.
The atmosphere created by the movie has a dark tone thanks to haunting score by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor who definitely will get another Oscar nomination. The film is also visually splendid especially in the first part in New York where Nick and Amy first meet. I have not read the book but Gillian Flynn's story feels a bit unrealistic at times but the way it is told by the atmosphere created and direction of Fincher you are pulled deep into the movie. There is also a tone of dark- comedy to it at times making it refreshing. The best thing though is the acting. I haven't seen much of Ben Affleck, his first for me and he was very good. Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry have a smaller role, both did a fine job. Its Rosamund Pike though who gives a fantastic performance as Amy which might give a Oscar win as well. You must see the movie to understand me though. Its difficult to review it without spoiling anything.
Despite its positives Gone Girl still has flaws and maybe even plot holes. Some things make you ask how, which will make you think a lot. At the end it would good to have our own interpretation. David Fincher is yet to disappoint. This.This one is may not be his best but definitely among the top movies of the year.
RATING: [4/5]