Gone Girl

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This movie makes me kinda fear marriage, it's the sort of film that really gets in your head. I would give Gone Girl an 8.5/10.

Gone Girl is a film that is on a whole other level than anything else out at the moment. The writing is spectacular and takes you through so many well timed and choreographed plot twists. The narrative feels real and is incredibly well paced. The cinematography and editing are smooth and clean; making the film flow elegantly. The music within this film is also brilliant, and hauntingly strong.

Ben Affleck, who played Nick Dunne, just spearheaded this film like it was nobodies business; well and truly loved this performance. Rosamund Pike, who played Amy Dunne, gave this bone chilling, brutal performance that I am still in awe of; I think the fact that I was so horrified by her at the end of the film truly set her apart. Tyler Perry, who played tanner Bolt, was a refreshing comedic hit to this film just when it looked like things were slowing down. Kim Dickens, who played Detective Rhonda Boney, was this hard hitting, intelligent woman that just absolutely aced it; she was the one who really portrayed this best face of law enforcement. Sela Ward, who played Sharon Schieber, had one of my favourite scenes in the film; she just looked so very much on the attack that it was perfect.

My personal favourite performance of the film was Carrie Coon, who played Margo Dunne. I liked this character best because she felt the most realistic in this situation. I liked how raw the performance felt and how intense the actor could jump to.

Let me tell you about the flaw in Gone girl, aside from some of it's weaker minor supporting cast. The problem with Gone girl was major plot holes. There is no way that the wife could have gotten away with what she did, anyone capable of actually doing their basic jobs in the police force would Have had that case easy. My major example is that the wife creates the shattered table crime scene in the lounge but leaves the blood in the kitchen. Wow. So much sense. Good job cops.

Neil Patrick Harris, who played Desi Collings, gave quite a stiff performance, and I didn't really buy into him as a character. Patrick Fugit, who played Officer Jim Gilpin, was ridiculously good at being an unbelievable character; his sheer impotence was staggering. David Clennon and Lisa Banes, who played Rand Elliot and Marybeth Elliot respectively, had very little screen presence and gave some lackluster performances. Missi Pyle, who played Ellen Abbott, was too artificial to take seriously. Emily Ratajkowski, who played Andie Hardy, was far too naive to be believable and frankly just had a bit of a dead performance. Casey Wilson, who played Noelle Hawthorne, definitely showed her sitcom roots in her over the top and forgettable performance.