Heart-Stopping, Spine-Tingling, Edge-Of-Your-Seat, Movie Madness

Rating: 9/10 (25 October 2014)

David Fincher's resume shows that he is one of the finest directors in the business today. From Fight Club to The Social Network, you can't possibly go wrong. Well, believe me when I tell you that Gone Girl stands in the ranks of his best work. This is a hell of a movie. Or, if you will, a hell of a book, turned into a hell of a movie. But the "what came first?" argument is invalid here, when Fincher successfully replicates Gillian Flynn's brilliant thriller novel on screen, as he does here. The words fly off the page so seamlessly. It's almost seductive. The performances are grade A, coming from Ben Affleck but ESPECIALLY coming from Rosamund Pike. Pike steals the show as Amy Dunne, making her the most sinister on-screen anti-hero since Keyser Soze. Even performances from the likes of Neil Patrick Harris and .. I can't believe I'm saying this. Tyler Perry are at the top of their game. It's the most jaw dropping film of the year, and as a film-goer, you will be left satisfied. Gone Girl is the run-away hit of the Fall and the beginning of what is sure to be a great Oscar season.