Could have been so much more

Rating: 4/10 (16 December 2014)

I am a huge fan of Fincher's work and would I was engrossed in this story until I started tallying all the moments in the plot that defies all logic and plausible story telling. I am capable of suspending disbelief for the sake of a good story with unexpected twists but the twist in this story comes so early that the viewer can spend the next hour pulling apart everything that is wrong AND everything that goes wrong with the plot from that point on. My first signs that the movie was in trouble were when a nation wide search is conducted a missing woman wouldn't consider a better make over? Maybe black hair? just an idea. As for killing her rich stalker ? This is where the story goes from OK to ridiculous. Camera footage in the house ,alibi, the diary?.. it felt like the last 30 mins was supposed to be 1.5hrs and they shortened the movie and expected us to just assume that checks were done by the FBI etc. A sign of good story is where you read IMDb goofs and go "hey I didn't notice that " not finding yourself constantly saying to yourself "hey...that would NEVER happen". The acting was good but this film would have been a lot better if it gave you a greater reason to hate the husband to justify an elaborate escape other than "oh..I'm a sociopath"and it ended with his arrest and her driving into the sunset. Disappointed