Gone Girl disgraces the memory of Laci Peterson, while its boring, hole-ridden plot drags on for 2 1/2 hours

Rating: 2/10 (28 March 2015)

Gone Girl is awful. While masterfully shot, this story is boring, long winded and entirely implausible. On a deeper level, Gone Girl becomes disturbingly offensive as the story unfolds. Mirroring the real life murders of Laci Peterson and her unborn child Conner by husband/father Scott Peterson in its set-up, Gone girl takes a turn half-way through which is a slap in the face to survivors and victims of domestic violence. This film perpetuates the narrative which abusers depend upon to control others through invalidation and gas- lighting. At its core, Gone Girl has nothing to say, nor original story to tell. By ignoring the overwhelming statistics of the number of women killed and then disappeared by their abusive spouses, Gone Girl is a significant set-back to the movement to end domestic violence.
Don't waste your time on this piece of garbage. Both the filmmakers and actors are obviously incredibly talented, but this story is trash; boring, substanceless and offensive.