Great, surprising thriller

Rating: 9/10 (11 August 2015)

The story idea for Gone Girl probably stemmed from writer Gillian Flynn doing what all writers do, from time to time: asking a What If? question. In this case, it was obviously, "What if, when a privileged New Yorker woman is ripped from her familiar environment, forced to live in the middle of what she perceives as nowhere--all the while financially supporting her husband--and, while getting sadder and more bored by the day, is screwed around on by the man she gave it all up for in the first place...what if, instead of drowning her sorrows in booze or cake or shopping or some combination thereof and giving up and filing for divorce, what if she says NO WAY, BABY, and takes another, utterly unexpected path?"
Rosamund Pike, as Amy, does an incredible job answering that question. Anything else I might say would be a spoiler!
What a terrific thriller. Enjoy!