Over-hyped lackluster silliness

Rating: 5/10 (2 March 2015)

Overall Gone Girl was pretty disappointing considering the hype. The movie is definitely watchable, especially the first half, but then it takes a leap in the realm of absurdity.
The cinematography is excellent but that's a given with Fincher. The main characters are rather boring. While I can't say that Ben Affleck's and Rosamund Pike's acting is bad per se, but they both seem to lack screen presence to make themselves interesting and intriguing.
The main problem, at least for me, is the lack of genuine suspense. It just fails to grab your interest. Maybe it's because there have been so many movies and shows with the same theme, I don't know. Ben Affleck fails to transition from "good guy" to "bad guy" and back. He's just too bland to be either liked or disliked. When the major reveal happens (sometime in the middle), you kind of already know this was going to happen. Maybe not exactly THAT, but definitely something like that. And then it just abandons any common sense, rolls down the hill, hits a cow, and ends with a cliffhanger.
I'd say that whether you enjoy this movie will depend on your expectations. If you expect something really clever, don't bother. On the other hand, if you watch it with an empty head and forget about things like logic, you might be entertained... unless you fall asleep. And oh yes, seeing Ben Affleck's junk may cause nightmares, so beware.