Almost excellent..but some flaws in story line and disappointing ending.

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2014)

While I very much enjoyed this film which was done in a Hitchcockian style, there were a few flaws that slipped by. The most significant being that Amy was not challenged as to how she had come upon and stored the box cutter under her pillow.
The storyline appears to have drawn a lot of its material from the 2002 real-life Scott Peterson story in which he reported that his pregnant wife, Laci was missing. Even the scene in which his girlfriend, Andie goes public about the affair she was having with Nick, is reminiscent of Amber Frey's public appearance.
This may indeed have been Ben Affleck's best performance to date. I would not be surprised if his name pops up at Oscar time.
Also, while some may like the ending, in my view it did not bring the film to a proper "closure."
The film nonetheless is still a very suspenseful edge-of-your seat thriller.