Official Australian release date: 2/10/14. Viewed: 5/10/14.
Directors: David Fincher
Actors: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil
Patrick Harris, Carrie Coon
Genre: Drama
Rating: MA
‘Gone Girl’ is a hard movie to review
– I really don’t want to give away too much, because the less you know, the
better. I’ll say this much – it’s a very engrossing mystery/thriller, that’s
for sure. Certainly lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing and engaged
throughout.
The main problem is the length – at over
two & a half hours, I feel like it could have been wrapped up in a double ‘Law
& Order’/‘CSI’-like episode (i.e. one & a half hours). Sure, it’s moody
and suspenseful, but it definitely drags at times. The ending is a little
ridiculous, but fits with the rest of the film.
On the plus-side, the acting is superb, with Affleck & Pike doing the
majority of the heavy lifting and truly lending gravitas to their characters. The
support cast is also great – Coon as his sister, NPH as the ex-boyfriend, Perry
as the lawyer and Dickens as the detective. The Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score
is again ominous and fitting, if a little bland at times.
Overall: A fairly original gripping
murder mystery.
Gav's Rating: 3.5 stars.
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