Gone Girl (2014)

David Fincher picks great books to adapt that’s for sure. Unlike The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I didn’t read the book by Gillian Flynn and with her writing the screenplay I have a feeling it’s a solid adaptation (which I can’t say about TGWDT). What a fantastic film. Ben Affleck stars as the husband of a woman gone missing and soon becomes the primary suspect. Rosamund Pike plays his wife who maybe not be as perfect as we’re first led to believe. It’s a mystery, it’s a love story, and more importantly it’s a film about sensationalism in the media and how the public eating it all up is just as obsessive as the villain in this demented tale. I heard someone comment after watching this film that it doesn’t really make you want to get married (which is a bit dumb thing to say) but I get the point. Be careful who you fall in love with and make sure you know who you are just as well as them. Grade: A

Spoilers: What a performance from Rosamund Pike, she is a sensation! It’s a testament to her talents that at the end of this film I loved her and at the same time was terrified by her. I mean, sure it’s morbid that she says she loves Ben after all that she did, but in some ways she does. Ben can know that she fell in love with him and while he might not feel the same, something tells me he’s not just staying around because of the kid. I don’t care what anyone says, there’s a part of him that wants her just as always. He was a con artist when they met and now he’s going to continue to be con artist to keep her sane. Is it a depressing ending or a happy one? You be the judge but I had a devil’s smile plastered on my face.