A rare movie

Rating: 9/10 (13 February 2015)

I finished watching Gone Girl a few hours ago and felt the need to write a review, as I was very impressed by this film. Simply put this is a good, solid, thoroughly American film. It doesn't rely on gimmicks, it never tries too hard to pretend it's better than it is, it's simply a finely crafted, professional work of art. David Fincher proves once again that he is among the best at what he does, and it's clear that everyone involved in this production brought their 'A' game. The writing is excellent, the cinematography perfectly captures the mood of the piece, the editing is exquisite (especially in one particularly gruesome scene, which I won't spoil here), the score is haunting and fits the images like a glove. All of the acting is very good, even surprisingly good from a certain few. All of the Oscar nominations that this film has received are well-deserved. What more can I say? Truly one of the best films of 2014.