Review of Gone Girl (2014) by Moviemitch96 — 03 Oct 2014

A VERY near-perfect adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel! I don't read very much, so normally I don't read the books of a movie before I see it. However, the film's premise intrigued me so much that I decided to read the book a couple weeks prior to seeing this.

And after watching this film, I'm very glad I read the book first, since the film remained extremely faithful to it. Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike each give without a doubt career-best performances! The film sets the same ominous and mysterious tone the book created so well.

And of course, David Fincher's brilliant directing also made this film amazing. I was fully intrigued from start to finish, just like I have been with every one of Fincher's films. Aside from what I felt to be a slightly underwhelming ending compared to how the book ended it, I couldn't recommend this film any higher! Definitely check it out if you loved the book or are a fan of David Fincher.