Thrilling, Mind Blowing and in the end Exhausting

Rating: 7/10 (31 December 2014)

The film started slow but tensed. You could sense something was not right. It felt like a widower's reminiscence. Quickly it built up something promising and gained my attention. Then from there it got exaggerated and it was too much.
The film can be divided into three parts. The first part was regular David Fincher cliché. I love the second part most. The final part felt unnecessary.
Everyone's been talking about Rosamund Pike's performance. No doubt it's worthy of an Oscar. But for me all the actresses' performances were strong in this film. In comparison the actors were weak. Honestly this film offers only one noticeable male performance, just Affleck, and he is the protagonist.
The score isn't that very good. The screenplay deserves some nomination. Film editing is another category worthy of some awards. I didn't notice anything special about cinematography.
Gone Girl is a fantastic film, and but still it doesn't make director David Fincher's top 3.