An amazing story about marriage, The best film award in the 18th Annual Hollywood Film Awards

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2015)

Rosamund Pike gave an amazing performance. It's a pity that she did not get the Academy Award. The amazing and unbelievable Amy is so impressive in the film.
The plot is suspenseful and intriguing. Actually it's a story about marriage, and shows the darkest side of a marriage. According to an old Chinese saying, marriage is like a besieged city. The people outside want to go inside, and the people inside want to escape. You never know the truth of marriage unless you experience it yourself.
Amy is perfect in other's eyes and is charming with admirable parents and a beloved husband. However, all the happiness changes on the morning of their 5th wedding anniversary. Amy disappears from their home. Their home, the site of her disappearance, shows evidence of a fight. Has Amy been kidnapped or was it a robbery? It becomes a mystery, with Amy being missing for several days. This event even becomes news in the town after her husband posts the news through social media.
During the police's investigation, it seems Amy's diary is releasing the truth behind her disappearance. In her diary, police find out she has suffered in her marriage with Nick's violence and disloyalty. All Nick's bad behavior is verified by the police. Moreover, Amy financially supported Nick to open a bar. All the evidence shows this is a murder! The husband killed the wife, because he had an affair and wanted to gain sole ownership of their property. However, Nick denies any involvement. Is the truth that their marriage is a tomb of love? It would not be an attractive film if the story ended there. It becomes more complicated with Amy's ex appearing and Amy's return in the end. Did Amy just want to escape from the marriage for a while? What happened between her and her ex? The film reveals the secret step by step. You will feel a chill down your spine. People in love should be honest and trustful of each other and help each other to be a better person. It seems this principle should be applied to marriage. However, the director wants to show another side of marriage to the audience. Like Amy, who has dual personalities, we have to think about another angle of marriage. Life is not always sweet.