Gone Girl

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  • Summary: On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits andOn the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 49
  3. Negative: 0 out of 49
  1. Tampa Bay Times
    Reviewed by: Steve Persall
    Oct 1, 2014
    100
    Gone Girl is a terrific movie, everything the book and its fans deserve.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    Sep 21, 2014
    100
    Surgically precise, grimly funny and entirely mesmerizing over the course of its swift 149-minute running time, this taut yet expansive psychological thriller represents an exceptional pairing of filmmaker and material.
  3. The Dissolve
    Reviewed by: Genevieve Koski
    Oct 1, 2014
    90
    Gone Girl reveals itself as an optimal meeting of the minds, a perfect amalgam of a writer and a director with complementary fixations.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    Sep 21, 2014
    80
    A sharply made, perfectly cast and unfailingly absorbing melodrama. But, like the director's adaptation of another publishing phenomenon, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, three years ago, it leaves you with a quietly lingering feeling of: “Is that all there is?”
  5. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    Oct 2, 2014
    80
    Like a film noir siren Gone Girl is beautiful, sexy, and fascinatingly mean — a nasty but estimable piece of work.
  6. NPR
    Reviewed by: Bob Mondello
    Oct 3, 2014
    70
    By the end of Gone Girl, the social issues that animate the film's beginning — job loss in an economic downturn, differences in wealth and class, media manipulation — have receded, and things have gotten so plot-driven and pulpy, there's nothing to challenge the director or make him stretch. In the film's final stages he seems to be relying entirely on craft — but, boy, is it effective craft.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Ed Gonzalez
    Sep 27, 2014
    50
    There's a comic streak to the film that suggests David Fincher may understand the material as trash, but it's the kind of affectation that only reinforces, rather than dulls, its insults.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 167 out of 235
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 235
  3. Negative: 37 out of 235
  1. WiscoJoe
    Oct 3, 2014
    10
    A masterpiece of genre film-making. I felt like I was watching a long-lost Hitchcock classic (but one with all the sex and violence Hitch wasA masterpiece of genre film-making. I felt like I was watching a long-lost Hitchcock classic (but one with all the sex and violence Hitch was only allowed to hint at). No spoilers. The less you know about the story going in, the more you'll enjoy it. Fans of the novel are in for an impeccable and precise adaptation of the source material. Fincher nails the tone and sustains it effortlessly for the entire running time.… Expand
  2. Corvin
    Jun 27, 2015
    10
    A fantastic dark comedy for those of us who have lived on a steady diet of reality crime and have sometimes stooped to lapping up theA fantastic dark comedy for those of us who have lived on a steady diet of reality crime and have sometimes stooped to lapping up the salacious content of crime show talk shows. I wonder, was Nancy Grace flattered or offended by the obvious (and brilliantly executed) spoof of her persona?… Expand
  4. ImRelaxin
    Oct 4, 2014
    9
    150 minutes of brilliance. Suspenseful, smooth, stylish and sinister. Slightly unconvinced by Rosamund Pikes performance, but the direction150 minutes of brilliance. Suspenseful, smooth, stylish and sinister. Slightly unconvinced by Rosamund Pikes performance, but the direction and plot are intense. Any fan of the novel should check out this film purely for its precise representation of the story. Consistently appealing all the way through.… Expand
  5. simonn
    Oct 7, 2014
    8
    Gripping film, with good performances all round, a few good twists, but a slightly disappointing ending. Affleck/Pike are both very good inGripping film, with good performances all round, a few good twists, but a slightly disappointing ending. Affleck/Pike are both very good in this. The soundtrack is also a star of the show, not intrusive, but pitched just perfectly.… Expand
  6. Jengolfer
    Oct 4, 2014
    7
    I thought the movie was really good, but my biggest complaint was that we couldn't hear the dialogue especially in the beginning which made itI thought the movie was really good, but my biggest complaint was that we couldn't hear the dialogue especially in the beginning which made it very hard to follow the plot. I am 54 with good hearing and I was with three people from 70 to 83. We all had a problem hearing the dialogue either due to the background music being to loud, or the actor were mumbling their lines. The movie industry needs to be more aware of their audiences ability to hear what being said. It's not the first time this has happened!… Expand
  7. JamesCannon
    Oct 21, 2014
    6
    Lifeetime movie of the week material brought up slighty by fincher's steady direction. One scene of course stands out but the movie has wholeLifeetime movie of the week material brought up slighty by fincher's steady direction. One scene of course stands out but the movie has whole didnt feel that thrilling or that engaging. It has some good moments but I wont be revisiting this one.… Expand
  8. TheOracleSpeaks
    Jan 16, 2015
    0
    I have no idea how this movie could have gotten good reviews. It is long, boring, meandering, and in the end, utterly implausible.

    As an    I have no idea how this movie could have gotten good reviews. It is long, boring, meandering, and in the end, utterly implausible.

    As an example of the implausibility, Ben Affleck's character ends up acting in ways that NO human could ever conceivably act in. What is his motivation for simply moving back in with a woman who has just tried to frame him for murder and set him up for state execution, and who has just murdered a man in cold blood? Or for agreeing to stay with her after she sneakily conceives his child? There is no explanation given in the movie, and none even conceivable. We spend over two hours hearing about how Ben Affleck can't stand this psycho, and there is NO indication that his feelings change - but we're supposed to believe he just takes her back after all that? It's utterly unbelievable.    … Expand

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