Nick is a quiet type of person that seems like they are either complex or knows a lot more than they are saying. His character never gets frantic or angry over the fact that his wife has gone missing. This lets me to question Nick as a suspect in his wife’s disappearance like everyone else in their small town has. The movie begins and we see Nick walk around and sense that something is just not right. The local authorities arrive and can immediately tell that Amy is gone. Kidnapped. The whole country is watching and anxiously awaiting to see Amy and her safe arrival home. (Dargis) From the very start, Nick is under suspicion by everyone in the country including his own …show more content…
Her voice over of her diary entries intertwined throughout the movie left the impression that Amy would never return. The diary entries that were left behind were of the happy times with her husband Nick and also the times that were abusive. The audience was meant to fall in love with Amy’s character and wish for her safe return or her husband’s confession. Only one of which would happen later in the film. There was an article about Gone Girl by the Sydney Morning Herald that hit the nail on the head and said it simple as possible, “Amy wants us to like her, too. And again, what 's not to like? She is as beautiful as Nick is handsome.”