Don't Get It- 7.8 score? Oscar Nominations? 2011 Must Have Been a Slow Year for Movies

Rating: 5/10 (7 February 2019)

Wasted enough time on this overly long, poorly edited, overrated movie that could have trimmed off about 1 hour and lost nothing of value, so I'll keep this quick.
Even though Mara does give a good performance, and the unveiling of the mystery is suspenseful and captivating, this is nowhere near its score on here. I'm a Fincher fan, and he handles the material well on certain levels, but this is not one of his best movies, and is probably one of his worst. The locations and cinematography were the best components, along with Mara and Plummer's short screen time.
Outside of that, this film is mostly a predictable bore. I literally knew right when he put the teacher from Good Will Hunting's picture up on the board, that it was probably him just by the sinister look on his face in the photo. I was hoping I was wrong and it would surprise me, but no, it didn't and I was right.
The final 15 minutes were truly unnecessary. It regressed and went nowhere. Okay, so the girl's life goes on, we get it- no need to spend more time in an already overly long, excessive movie that needed to be cut down at least 45 minutes to be anything truly good. Craig is blah. I was never a fan of his; nothing personal, he's an okay actor, but his range doesn't impress me, especially here.
It wasn't awful, but it was a disappointment.
5.5/10