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dippygirl78

I have waited for this film for such a long time and wasn't disappointed!! It was true to the book which I love. To see the characters brought to life and given such justice, well done Ben Affleck I had my doubts but you nailed it!! You've earned some respect. Rosamund was also Sublime as Amy Dunne. Brilliant! Can't wait to purchase the DVD!
Sidenote: I went to see this movie with my best friend whose name is Amy Dunn - You just couldn't make it up could you!!

9 years 6 months ago

Chikamaharry

This is an intelligent movie. Great story, that just slowly unfolds and keeps you right at the edge of your seat. Affleck shows us a great side here, delivering an awesome performance. Finer proves once again that he is one of Hollywoods best director, if not the best. Its not my personal favorite of his, which is the Social Network, but its pretty close.

This is a movie that just makes you want to punch someone in the face. It really shows how much media can fuck with your life, and how people can manipulate. in the beginning I felt like I had no certain person to root for, but it clearly evolved into a badguy and a victim. Wonder if a person of the opposite gender would feel different about this movie?

This movie has the creepiest soundtrack I have heard in a long time. It transmits a sort of creepy and unsettling mood perfectly. Really showed when the movie suddenly ended and everyone in the cinema didn't know what to do.

9 years 6 months ago

nick121235

my relationship

6 years 9 months ago

martinscorsaucy

Beautifully shot, as is no surprise with David Fincher. However, it felt too forced with the dialogue and the eeriness. Felt unfortunately very Hollywood for me and lacked a severe amount of authenticity. I left feeling very disappointed.

8 years 4 months ago

mdclarke

brilliantly crafted. some showings find parts of the script humorous, while during my showing all remained silently rapt. lots to chew on and it left me with all kinds of feels, which is a rare way to walk out of a cinema these days.

9 years 5 months ago

fonz

Haven't read the book. Avoided reading anything relating to the film. In fact I wasn't even going to bother seeing this one in theaters if it weren't for free tickets. The work of David Fincher in the 21st century doesn't really connect with me, or rather it leaves me as cold and emotionally devoid as the characters that interact in his films.
Much like Fatal Attraction or Audition or Hard Candy before it, I leave Gone Girl suspicious of females. I've met a few that are as manipulative as Rosamund Pike's Amy but none were as perfectly mastermindful. And that is the true highlight or revelation of this film--Pike's performance. Her debut as a Bond Girl in Die Another Day did not have the immediate impact on her career that such a high profile role might typically bring. The twists were predictable but they weren't really the focus as much as the great acting. Even Ben Affleck with his Batman pose was intentionally wooden which I guess counts as a good performance.

The score by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross is present in nearly every scene and is a continuation of their prior two collaborations with Fincher. I loved their work on The Social Network and thought it did wonders to elevate a well-written and well-shot film. However, it sounds like they took a few cues from the "Facebook Movie" and Dragon Tattoo and slightly remixed them to become rather obnoxious once you realize its presence (especially near the end).

Overall, I wouldn't say I enjoyed it nor would I say I hated it. It was interesting and I hardly noticed the two and a half hour runtime (my theater suffered from a few technical problems which hurt the pacing and flow of the movie). It's not Fincher's best nor his worst (I refuse to list either as it is obvious to each individual where they stand in that regard), but it is quite a rare film for mature audiences especially among all the comic book and mindless actioners that are ever so popular.

9 years 6 months ago

basisdeman

Just a stunning movie about manipulation... Just wow! Absolutely great movie! 5/5

9 years 6 months ago

Duke of Omnium

Up to a point, a competent - even thrilling - Missing Persons thriller. Has some things to say about media sensationalism and bias, but goes badly off the rails in the second half. The ending is a train wreck: it's like Fincher couldn't figure out an ending, so he just faded to the credits.

6 years ago

252

Fincher, in his brilliantly engaging Fincher style, with a great Affleck and a soaring Pike, combine equal parts Ballet Marriage and Modern Jazz Death and from this mixture choreograph a very universal Dance Macabré.(just a metaphor, it's not a dance flick) In this artful adaptation (author helped rewrite) of a best-seller, the dramatic element is playfully used, almost paradoxically, to render our concept of the institute of marriage less opaque, or more grounded. Many other elements are interwoven, but the characters truly serve as the solid foundation. As Fincher himself noted in the Playboy interview, they are;

"...irredeemable and yet intensely human."

http://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-david-fincher

4.5/5

spoiler

6 years 6 months ago

danisanna

Slow to start but good in the end. Fucked up story lol

6 years 9 months ago

BaalMan

Regular film with a interesting ending. That's all.

7 years 2 months ago

ClassicLady

I have to agree that there were plot holes and some bad plot directions. However, it still stands as a great "who done it" in my book. That Amy lady was just plain sick! Ben Affleck gets better and better every time I see one of his movies. It's wonderful to see him progress.

8 years 1 month ago

frankqb

The most terrifying thriller in years. If Rosamund Pike doesn't get at least an Oscar nomination, the world is twisted.

A delightful, truly edge-of-your-seat thriller that will terrorize you long after you leave the theatre. Not to be missed.

5 stars out of 5.

9 years 6 months ago

CorPse

The pure id of marriage.

7 years 7 months ago

Joker of Gotham

I Skipped the book, didn't knew nothing about this, no trailers, no information about this movie, that s the better way of seeing this movie.

Love, love this movie, it is on my top 5 favourites movies of Fincher.

Rosamund Pike is going to be nominated, great performance,
Ben Affleck's best performance till today, the supporting cast was excellent, the only movie with Tyler Perry worthy of watching.

The passing of the movie was excellent for a two and a half hours length.

4.75/5

9 years 3 months ago