Directed By: David Fincher (Fight Club, Seven)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Carrie Coon, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens
Rating: R for a scene of bloody violence, some strong sexuality/nudity, and language
Run Time: 2 hours, 29 minutes
Synopsis: After discovering his wife Amy (Pike) missing on the morning of their 5th anniversary, Nick Dunne (Affleck) becomes the prime suspect in the eyes of the police, media and the public. As Nick stumbles around trying to clear his name, it becomes clear that neither Nick nor Amy was being 100% truthful with each other, with devastating results.
REVIEW
Andrew: Hello dear readers! While
Sarah and I were back in Michigan this past weekend for a wedding between two
dear friends of ours, we were able to sneak in a visit to a local movie theatre
with another dear friend of ours to catch David Fincher's latest film, Gone
Girl. Now, this is a film that I personally had been anxiously waiting
for as I'm a huge Fincher fan (even took a Fincher film class in college), and
while we're a few days late with this review we think it'll be worth it because
we've had many thoughts about this film percolating in our brains. So without
further ado, let's get to it Sarah.
Gone Girl is based on the hit 2012 novel of the same name written by
Gillian Flynn, who also had the pleasure of adapting her own work for the
film's screenplay. It stars Ben Affleck (Argo) as Nick Dunne and
Rosamund Pike (The World's End) as his wife Amy, both of whom
were once-successful writers in New York City that lost their jobs after the
recession and moved to Missouri when Nick's mother was dying of cancer. On
their fifth anniversary, Nick comes home to his McMansion to discover a scene
of struggle in the living room and Amy missing. What follows is an
investigation into Amy's disappearance that takes many twists and turns, with a
looming question over whether Nick killed his wife, and whether this married
couple really knew each other at all.
Sarah: Right now is a good time to warn our readers that since it's been a number of days since the film came out and a couple of years since the book came out, we're going to discuss non-spoiler aspects of the film first and then touch on some spoiler territory at the end of the review. Don't worry, we'll give fair warning when that section is coming up.
A: Indeed we will. So Sarah, while we hadn't read the book prior to seeing the
film, as I mentioned earlier this was one I was very much looking forward to
and I know you were as well. Now that we've seen Gone Girl, what
are your initial thoughts on it?
