Gone Mind.

Rating: 8/10 (26 November 2015)

Gone Girl (2014): Dir: David Fincher / Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon: Gone expectations. Gone passion. Gone freedom. Director David Fincher creates another dark and disturbing thriller about a marriage void of feeling. Ben Affleck plays Nick Dunne, husband cheating with a much younger woman. He co-owns a bar with his twin sister. His wife, Amy, is played by Rosamund Pike, a writer known as Amazing Amy. She sees her marriage slipping away and the passion drained. Central plot regards Nick arriving home to vandalism and his wife missing. Speculations circle around Nick's less than sympathetic presentation and a police investigation with baffled reactions. Fincher is one of the finest directors of his generation with films such as The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The screenplay is presented in clues, much to Affleck's dismay when dealing with the wayward manner beneath the vision of the law. The ending may be problematic to some seeking a peaceful resolution. Affleck plays off the frustrated persona of a husband restrained by feelings that aren't surfacing properly for anyone. Pike delivers one of her best performances as a wife under change and strain. Neil Patrick Harris plays an Amazing Amy stalker with a past given and a present of opportunity. Tyler Perry steals moments as a hot shot lawyer willing to represent Affleck. Carrie Coon is an emotional centre as his twin sister, a voice of reason who spirals into this tabloid nightmare as well. Its theme regards living with our choices and dealing with mistakes that render all good memories gone. Score: 8 / 10