Very good, almost great.

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2014)

This is one of those films where I like it, but the more I think about it the more i'll probably end up loving it. It's probably my least favorite David Fincher film as of now, but it's still something special that got me thinking hard.
Based on the novel by Gillian Flynn, the film tells about Nick Dunne, who's wife disappears on their fifth anniversary. A break in to their house makes it look like kidnapping, but as the investigation goes on and on, we get back story from the diary of the wife which brings us to different questions and focuses.
Right away the film grabs me and pulls me into the film's story with the characters, which is what I love about David Fincher films. The film gets the plot going before we barely get acquainted with out characters, but ingeniously manages to cause us to start asking question within 5 minutes of the film.
As usual the music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross is fantastically tense in each and every scene. That combined with a superb editing job by Kirk Baxter gives you a thrill ride putting you on the edge of your seat.
Without spoiling anything, a reveal to the plot half way through kind of threw me off balance, it felt like something that should have happened later on. Nevertheless, it kept me enthralled with its story, as I was constantly asking questions. By the end of the film I was satisfied, describing it as sinister. I will say that the ending is sinister as hell in every way. Like I said it's a film that gets you thinking, which is why I feel like if I see this again, i'm going to love it.
For right now, I do highly enjoy it. It doesn't have much suspense but it has huge amounts of tension and that gives you enough to get through it's possible over length. Well recommended.