Director - David Fincher
Rated - R
Length - 149 min.
In one of the most anticipated films of the year, David Fincher delivers. Rivaling his classic thrillers like "Se7en" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", "Gone Girl" is yet another masterpiece in Fincher's collection of truly eerie and disturbing films.
Now anyone's whose seen the trailer for this film has a general idea of what's going to happen. But what actually takes place onscreen is a wild ride that you better buckle up for before you're thrown from this unmanned vehicle.
As the story goes, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) is an aspiring writer who seems to have hit a rough patch in both his marriage, and his life. His wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) is also a writer, but neither one can seem to find a job. Needless to say, their marriage is headed nowhere fast and before you can say "boo," Amy has left the building. In what seems like hours, the whole community is in a frenzy about what happened to Amy, and how they can help find her (in seemingly unrealistic circumstances I might add; i.e. they had a search party out on Day 2. Come on, really?).
As the audience begins to learn more and more about the troubled marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Dunne, Nick begins to look more and more like the culprit behind Amy's disappearance. Luckily for him, his sarcastic, loving, reasonable sister (Carrie Coon) is there to guide him out of the shadows. And as the plot further develops, we begin to realize there's something fishy about Amy's disappearance.
Pike's impeccable acting leads the way for Fincher's unmatched directing in this instant classic. Two of comedy's most well-respected names used this suspenseful thriller to breakout of their type cast roles and show the critics that they can juggle more than one emotion. Tyler Perry ("Madea's Family Reunion") and Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother") play their roles in convincing fashion. Not to mention a small role for Emily Ratajkowski, who some may recognize as the beautiful brunette from Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" video. And for all you young men wondering, yes, Ratajkowski is seen sans clothes in this film as well.
This is a film that will have you on the edge of your seat until they roll the final credits. There are so many twists and turns throughout that sometimes you wonder if this rollercoaster is ever going to end. Go see this film right away, but make sure to leave the little ones at home. And also see if you can figure out where "Gone Girl" decided to go...
