Amy Dunne is dark and passionate.

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2020)

Gone Girl is a thriller that has abundant flaws but also notorious qualities that eclipse any seemingly unforgiving flaws. Honestly, I truly enjoyed the movie despite the inconsistencies, plot holes, unaddressed events, absurd attitudes, etc. The movie does what a good thriller is supposed to do: keep you guessing from second one what is happening in the movie, present a complex situation in which the viewer has to evaluate the possibilities and discover along with the development of the movie twists and turns that keep the movie fresh.
Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) delivers a masterful performance as the calculating and manipulating estranged wife that is obsessed in imparting punishment to her husband for his neglect and adulterous behavior. She is arrogant, spiteful, impassive, highly logical, a rational genius. We travel with her this regression from being a sensitive, intrigued, hopeful, and impassioned woman to becoming a calculating maniac and it is an artistic beauty to watch. Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) offers a performance that is maybe not up to par with Rosamund but adapts to the character well and gives a believable rendition. He showcases himself, despite her being the psychopath, as a dryer more taciturn and expressionless character than Amy. The fact that he does not show more emotion shackles his ability to aggrandize his performance to match Amy's.
Gone girl's initial dialogue is some of the most interesting frolicking and astute banter that I have seen depicted in a movie in a long time. It is smart, quick witted, astute, perspicacious, works brilliantly at capturing your attention and demonstrates the stark chemistry between the two protagonists. It is the dialogue that I like to hear in interchanges between characters. The movie shows the viewer the position of privilege that both protagonists enjoy intellectually, which successively helps us believe the manipulating behavior that both are able to devise.
Hey, I understand that the movie has ridiculous flaws in the plot, but the movie in my opinion presents us a proposition: Believe this story of two people that get ravaged, corrupted, disappointed by the effects of incompatibility in a relationship, and we will present you with one of the most unique stories of redemption, perseverance, and acceptance. Amy utters a dialogue that symbolizes the eidos of that couple: I have killed for you; who else can say that? You think you'd be happy with a nice Midwestern girl? No way, baby! I'm it.