Some Great Performances Paper Over Plot Holes

Rating: 8/10 (1 January 2015)

I had heard good things about this movie, in fact more than good things. So given that I don't hate Ben Affleck like some do, I'm a fan of Neil Patrick Harris and David Fincher is an excellent director, who has directed some great movies, I had every reason to believe this would be as superb as I hoped.
Plot In A Paragraph: When his wife's disappearance becomes the focus of an intense media circus, bar owner Nick Dunne sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not actually be innocent.
Whilst I enjoyed the movie, it had more than a few ridiculous plot holes which ruined it a bit for me. But ignoring those problems, the acting is what makes this movie. Ben Affleck is great as the tortured husband, Rosamund Pike is perfect as Amy Dunne the missing wife, as always Neil Patrick Harris is brilliant (when is he not??) Tyler Perry, Connie Coon, Kim Dickens and Emily Ratajkowski all offer solid support.
Special praise needs to be mentioned of the score too, as its perfect for this movie. Not as good as I'd hoped, but still worth watching thanks to some tour de force acting from its strong cast.