Gone Girl

Name: Gone Girl
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: October 3, 2014
Duration: 149 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Ben Affleck, Neil Patrick Harris, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry

2014

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 3, 2014 | R

Starring: Ben Affleck, Neil Patrick Harris, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry

Summary: On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same darkOn the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?… Expand

Director: David Fincher

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 149 min

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Steve Persall

Oct 1, 2014

Gone Girl is a terrific movie, everything the book and its fans deserve. Read full review

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Justin Chang

Sep 21, 2014

Surgically precise, grimly funny and entirely mesmerizing over the course of its swift 149-minute running time, this taut yet expansive psychological thriller represents an exceptional pairing of filmmaker and material. Read full review

Genevieve Koski

Oct 1, 2014

Gone Girl reveals itself as an optimal meeting of the minds, a perfect amalgam of a writer and a director with complementary fixations. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Sep 21, 2014

A sharply made, perfectly cast and unfailingly absorbing melodrama. But, like the director's adaptation of another publishing phenomenon, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, three years ago, it leaves you with a quietly lingering feeling of: “Is that all there is?” Read full review

Dana Stevens

Oct 2, 2014

Like a film noir siren Gone Girl is beautiful, sexy, and fascinatingly mean — a nasty but estimable piece of work. Read full review

Bob Mondello

Oct 3, 2014

By the end of Gone Girl, the social issues that animate the film's beginning — job loss in an economic downturn, differences in wealth and class, media manipulation — have receded, and things have gotten so plot-driven and pulpy, there's nothing to challenge the director or make him stretch. In the film's final stages he seems to be relying entirely on craft — but, boy, is it effective craft. Read full review

Ed Gonzalez

Sep 27, 2014

There's a comic streak to the film that suggests David Fincher may understand the material as trash, but it's the kind of affectation that only reinforces, rather than dulls, its insults. Read full review

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WiscoJoe

Oct 3, 2014

A masterpiece of genre film-making. I felt like I was watching a long-lost Hitchcock classic (but one with all the sex and violence Hitch was only allowed to hint at). No spoilers. The less you know about the story going in, the more you'll enjoy it. Fans of the novel are in for anA masterpiece of genre film-making. I felt like I was watching a long-lost Hitchcock classic (but one with all the sex and violence Hitch was only allowed to hint at). No spoilers. The less you know about the story going in, the more you'll enjoy it. Fans of the novel are in for an impeccable and precise adaptation of the source material. Fincher nails the tone and sustains it effortlessly for the entire running time.… Expand

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beeanadou

Nov 24, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I couldn't feel more bad about Margo when she said " I was with you even before we were born." Yet it appears the twin brother only comes to her when he's in trouble.… Expand

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NerdConsultant

Oct 20, 2014

i loved this film there was a few plot holes but if you can get around that (and it is easy to get around) it is a movie that will keep you guessing and you really will not know where it will end up

Rosamund Pike should really be put up for best actress at the oscar and i'm lookingi loved this film there was a few plot holes but if you can get around that (and it is easy to get around) it is a movie that will keep you guessing and you really will not know where it will end up

Rosamund Pike should really be put up for best actress at the oscar and i'm looking forward to Ben Affleck playing Batman on the back of this film and Argo… Expand

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neocomp92

Oct 3, 2014

A delicious thriller filled with red herrings, best lies reinforced with cherry-picked truths, and an exploration into the mind of a sociopath as well as the inherent rules of a "normal" society that ends up being its own greatest obstacle in delivering justice to the victims.

Truly theA delicious thriller filled with red herrings, best lies reinforced with cherry-picked truths, and an exploration into the mind of a sociopath as well as the inherent rules of a "normal" society that ends up being its own greatest obstacle in delivering justice to the victims.

Truly the star of the show is Rosamund Pike, and its becoming a strange trend that Bond girls 10 years from their performance in 007 movies get to achieve greater things. Famke Jansen in Goldeneye 1995 played that insanely powerful witch-like figure in X-Men 3 (OK let's ignore how terrible that movie is to some). Rosamund here manages to exude the performance necessary for her character, and then some.

Ben Affleck, on the other hand, is less stellar, but probably because of how his character is written. Though a matter of personal preference, I always get thrown off by how similar he looks to Ryan Reynolds. He presents himself as a husband that doesn't seem to be as loving to his wife as some may think, and the movie brilliantly highlights these quirks, and explore why he is behaving in such a manner. Without going into too much spoiler, the reason for his behaviour is central to the plot of Pike's disappearance, but not in a straightforward manner as some might guess from the trailer.

And as mentioned, there is a sociopath in the movie, and its one that is beautifully written and acted. It truly shines on how this character manages to find the weakness in social expectations, behaviour, norms, and the justice system. The court of public opinion is a terrible thing once it goes against you, and this character knows it and exploits it, without remorse. I truly feel hatred for this villain, not because of the genius behind the crime, but because of the very rules of "normal" we as a collective society bind ourselves to that stops justice from being delivered, and this sociopath knows it.

There are some social issues on economic recession, job losses, and the "talk shows" that powerfully influence the public opinion. This is quite strong in the first and second act, but by the third, it does dial down due to how the plot is laid out.

What I don't like about the movie is some of the cinematography involved. Its clear from the opening credits that there are lots of fade in and out effects used in certain scenes, and quick transitions. Whilst it may work for some, there are certain scenes that lowered the intended impact and made me feel like I'm passing out.

This is also an 18+ movie; there are sex scenes here that are very open, though non-pornographic in nature. Just a reminder in case they didn't tell you so in the cinema.

Finally, its 2 hours and 50 minutes long. Its not that bad until the third act, where the direction of the movie could sometimes be a bit meandering, though not painfully dragging its feet. Though considering the emotional impact from how the second act concluded, you might not find what you truly are looking for by the closing of the movie.… Expand

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Edeltraud

Oct 18, 2014

Entertaining enough, fun to see NPH in this role...I'm not a fan of Affleck so can't get excited about his performance and he's one of the main characters. The movie went on a little long for my tastes, could have wrapped at least 15-20 mins. earlier. Good, not a masterpiece and if you missEntertaining enough, fun to see NPH in this role...I'm not a fan of Affleck so can't get excited about his performance and he's one of the main characters. The movie went on a little long for my tastes, could have wrapped at least 15-20 mins. earlier. Good, not a masterpiece and if you miss at the cinema its a good get for Netflix this winter.… Expand

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Giorgi751

Aug 30, 2015

Fincher is not only savior of bad scripts (Seven, Benjamin Button) but he can actually make you sit through 2.5 hours of predictable and thematically shabby film without expecting a wonder. This time he failed more than succeeded in my opinion.

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raporgi

Feb 22, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. half-@$$ed bored housewife drivel. No logic, no direction, its just a razor-thin plot strung together by contrived scenes, characters with moron level intelligence. Tries to be deep but shallow as a puddle of piss on a road. Afleck's narcissistic wife pretty much telegraphs the twist from the get go. All the more annoying when it gives away the twist way too early in the movie. Hollywood crap custom built for pandering to femininazis. The part where she unveils her master plan and hits herself with a hammer is hilariously stupid.… Expand

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