Good thriller. Not a #250 Best, but interesting nevertheless.

Rating: Null/10 (14 December 2014)

I'm always skeptical about movies that last more than 2 hours. If it's not a blockbuster kind of film, the chances are that it will be boring. I saw yesterday "The equalizer" with Denzel Washington (2:12 duration) and it was boring as hell.
Surprisingly enough "Gone Girl" in its almost 2 and a half hours it's far from boring. I dare to say that it was really interesting until the end, and that says a lot.
So if you want my quick recommendation: Go see it.
I'm not a Ben Affleck fan but he is good in this. In my opinion he is no cut to play heroes. He is more like a regular Joe, with human weaknesses, so this role suits him. Rosamund Pike looks crazy enough, "trapped in her own world" so she's a good cast too. Same goes with the rest of the cast with the exception maybe of Neil Patrick Harris.
The direction is not boring and keep you interested through its whole length. Some randomly added flashbacks help the narration, and are not confusing as in some other films.
The atmosphere of the movie is great. It's a thriller that it can go both ways (and maybe even follow a ...third option).
The music score is more like a music pad of electronic music (made by synthesizers and not an orchestra), and it is present all the time adding to the mystery.
The movie it's not only about thrills. There is some substance too. About marriages, about expectations, about the world of electronic media, about how your public image can affect your life nowadays.
Oh. And you get to see a glimpse of Affleck's "average" member (if you care, which I seriously doubt) in a shower scene, obviously made as a publicity stunt.
Overall: Recommended as a good solid thriller. Good, but certainly not among the 100 best of all time, like IMDb rating suggests.