David Fincher's latest masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (2 October 2014)

David Fincher has delivered once again. His latest masterpiece, Gone Girl, is an uneasy thriller based on the novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn, (who also wrote the screenplay for the film). I won't go over too much of the plot here, but the basic premise is about married couple Nick and Amy Dunne (Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike). One day Amy goes missing and Nick is the prime suspect. But all is not what it appears to be. The less I say the better regarding the events that unfold.
The film is very much a character driven piece – the many layers of the characters' personalities being revealed slowly and purposefully, and as the movie goes along you grow more and more curious and intrigued by what has happened and what will happen.
There are solid performances from all involved. Ben Affleck in one of his best roles ever, gives a strong and studied performance. Rosamund Pike is absolutely stunning, and deserves an Oscar nomination. The supporting cast including Kim Dickens, Carrie Coon, Tyler Perry and Neil Patrick Harris are all fantastic.
The cinematography and editing are perfect, the production design slick. The score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, marking their third collaboration with Fincher, is chilling.
David Fincher is one of the most creative and innovative directors of our time, and although Gone Girl is not my favourite Fincher film, he never fails to bring to the screen a unique and stylish cinematic experience.
Definitely worth seeing on the big screen, Gone Girl is dark, beautiful, terrifying, tense and at times humorous. It's a film you'll be talking about for days afterwards.