Every movie we see #102: The message of Gone Girl is, Don’t get married.
If you’re holding a press conference to ask people for information on your missing wife, remember not to smile.
Gone Girl by David Fincher is about a missing persons case that exposes the worst in everyone: the suspect, the media, the audience, the victim herself. The one person who seems trustworthy is the celebrity lawyer who specializes in defending sleazebags, and that’s because he knows exactly what he is. Everyone thinks they’re the good guy, and the harder they try to convince us of their goodness, the more awful we think they are. If you’re looking for something to affirm your faith in human nature, do not go near this movie. If you want an absorbing entertainment in which the violence simmers just below the surface from beginning to end, Gone Girl is for you.
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October 9th, 2014 at 11:05
I finished the book only last weekend and had no trouble imagining Ben Affleck as Nick. As for Amy, I kept switching between Gwyneth Paltrow and Rosamund Pike.
Can’t wait to watch it tomorrow. I wonder if the ending is more satisfying than in the book.
October 9th, 2014 at 20:44
UVDust: Gwyneth! Wonder why they didn’t cast her given that Fincher already put her head in a box in Seven. Though Rosamund Pike is very good.