Great Thriller

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2014)

What more could you want in a thriller? Gone Girl is bold and seductive, dark and shocking. It is filled with misdirection. The audience is instantly gripped by the lives of married couple Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and "gone girl" Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike). The movie offers insight into their lives before she went missing. Did he kill her? It is easy to believe he could have. If you don't suspect Nick, then you are left wondering who took her, and whether or not she is dead. If you already read the book and know everything that happens, then you are left thinking just how well done the movie really is.
Director David Fincher is no stranger to psychological thrillers, having directed favorites like Seven, The Game, Fight Club, and more recently, The Social Network. Come Oscar season, I wouldn't be surprised if Fincher again gets nominated for Best Director along with Rosamund Pike for Best Actress and Gone Girl as one of ten Picture of the Year nominees.
Two stories are told in Gone Girl; one centering around Nick and one centered on Amy. It is then vital to the film's success that the performances of Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike are believable. They go beyond expectations. Affleck shines and Pike gives an Oscar- worthy performance. Gone Girl overall proves to be well-cast and well-acted, with convincing and memorable performances by all who are involved.
I love a good thriller, complete with twists and turns, especially done in the style of David Fincher. Naturally I would recommend Gone Girl to anyone else who does too.