Too smart for its own good

Rating: 6/10 (30 September 2014)

The talented Fincher has done it again. A smart, well made and sterile tour de force example of filmmaking.
Based on the best selling novel, the script is slick and thrilling - making unexpected twists and turns - up until it falls flat on its face.
It's just too smart for its own good.
There's a point towards the later part in the story where credibility flies straight out of the window. The smart becomes ridicules.
Had it not been for the director's superb technical directing, this film would have ended up in the bargain bin.
I don't care how smart you think you are, if the your characters suddenly don't respond realistically to the events it just doesn't matter.
Strangely enough, I had a very good time watching it though.