I'm Speechless

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2014)

So this was my most anticipated film of the year, and I was really hoping it would be good since 2014 has been kind of a shitty year (exceptions being Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, X-Men Days of Future Past, Guardians of the Galaxy). So I was hoping for the best, and figured I would get it since it's a David Fincher film.
Act 1 seemed really rushed to me. There wasn't enough exposition I felt. It's just like within the first 5 minutes "Here is this guy who we are suppose to care about and woah his wife is gone!" That's just me and is kind of a nit-pick though. So we go into Act 2 and it's kind of just a mediocre thriller. Ben Affleck's acting is kind of wooden at times through this time, and there isn't really any thing really impressive. Then we find out Amy (Pike) is actually alive, and she is trying to frame Nick (Affleck). Now I start getting more invested, still a little disappointed but it's starting pick up. I really don't get blown by the film until Desi (NPH) gets his throat slashed. That scene is disturbingly beautiful and transforms Amy from a manipulative bitch to a psychopath. From then on the film goes full Fincher! It's mesmerizing, engaging, and memorable. Suddenly I think back to the film leading up to this and I appreciate it. Then the film ends in this ambiguous and surreal fashion. The credits roll and I sit there speechless.
Overall the film is fantastic! Not Fincher's best, but it's definitely a worthy contribution to the art of cinema.