I hoped for better

Rating: 4/10 (20 April 2020)

My expectations from this film were nil until I saw 'Directed by David Fincher' appear on screen. that's when my expectations skyrocketed. But did he live up to them? no, sir, I'm afraid not. You see, the minute I saw Gwyneth Paltrow I knew she'd die. Because what else is she doing in a film about two detectives trying to catch a serial killer. And I knew the writers of a David Fincher film would not place a female lead attached to the protagonist just to be his wife. And it didn't look like she was providing any moral support nor cause an epiphany in the male lead which would enable to solve the case. So she had to go. Also because, that's what happens in every single Tamil film on earth. I sorely hoped fincher would do better than that. But what does he do? He goes a step further and kills her while she's pregnant. because what's better than killing the hero's wife? Killing her while she was pregnant and him not even knowing that until after she's dead. Obviously. That's some below the belt stuff man. Not cool, man. In the last few minutes of the film, I was laughing at myself for how seriously I was taking something that would stop if I closed my phone. Well, thank god Fincher grew up and made some breathtaking stuff like Mindhunter, otherwise I would never forgive him.