Great translation from page to film !

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2014)

David Fincher has achieved with his brilliant adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel, what very few have done before him. After reading the novel, I headed to the cinema days later to watch the movie. I was astounded by the depth of Fincher's direction, pace and vision of a novel so highly rated. What also helped was the author of the novel herself wrote the screenplay. This movie was everything the novel was and even more in my opinion. It was chilling and dramatic with each actor cast perfectly in their respective roles. There is no doubt in my mind that in the world of cinema, there is no other director that can bring audiences onto the edge of their seats the way David Fincher can. I loved his adaptation of 'Fight Club' and 'The Girl with the Dragon tattoo', but this was even harder. He had an even more complex story about relationships and betrayal, which had to be told from the perspective of both antagonists. Finally, high praise for Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike who could not have been better or more convincing as the flawed couple. Along with 'The Green Mile' and 'Mystic River', this adaptation of 'Gone Girl' is the best page to screen translation I have seen.