Great visual story hindered by an inconsistent lead.

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2017)

David Fincher continues to show what a master of controlling an audience through cinematography and editing, as well as showing his ability to once again elevate a popular novel into one of the better movies of the year. The only thing holding this one back from being on the same level as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Fight club is the sometimes fine, most of the time laughable, and always distracting performance from Ben Affleck. Even with the disappointing lead, Gone Girl is absolutely an above average film, and is absolutely worth seeing.