"Gone Girl" is a movie about a psychopath who turns an ordinary life into chaos. Each scene in the movie refers to real fears, real emotions and real messages of love and friendship. But at the same time, not a single frame is meant to be taken literally, as a documentary-like story of how people are, should be, or shouldn't be. It’s also a movie that shifts emphasis and perspective so many times in 149 minutes that you might feel as though you're watching five short movies strung together, each morphing into the next. If you enjoy feeling like a part of the movie, like crime shows, or are interested in the inner mechanics of a murder investigation then“Gone Girl” is the movie for you.
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For most of the movie, "Gone Girl" is
"Everybody Loves Accused Wife-Murderer Raymond," mixed with somewhat eccentric supporting players (including Tyler Perry as Nick’s defense attorney and Neil
Patrick Harris as a former love interest of Amy's who's still obsessed with her). I'm not saying the movie is genuinely clever throughout or that every twist is justifiable (a few are really stupid). I'm saying that "Gone Girl" is what it is, that it knows what it is, and that it works.
It's hard to tell whether Fincher has an opinion on anything he's showing us or is just sadistically amused. This director is a misanthrope, no question. But misanthropes can be entertaining, and "Gone Girl" is that—not just in the scenes where women see through men and other women with scorn, but in throwaway moments, such as when an unseen man yells "Louder!" at an exhausted Nick during a press conference, and when the film shows tourists gathered in front of Nick's bar, taking selfies. This is a vile
Gone Girl is rated R for violence and gore, sexual content, nudity, and …show more content…
For most of the movie, "Gone Girl" is
"Everybody Loves Accused Wife-Murderer Raymond," mixed with somewhat eccentric supporting players (including Tyler Perry as Nick’s defense attorney and Neil
Patrick Harris as a former love interest of Amy's who's still obsessed with her). I'm not saying the movie is genuinely clever throughout or that every twist is justifiable (a few are really stupid). I'm saying that "Gone Girl" is what it is, that it knows what it is, and that it works.
It's hard to tell whether Fincher has an opinion on anything he's showing us or is just sadistically amused. This director is a misanthrope, no question. But misanthropes can be entertaining, and "Gone Girl" is that—not just in the scenes where women see through men and other women with scorn, but in throwaway moments, such as when an unseen man yells "Louder!" at an exhausted Nick during a press conference, and when the film shows tourists gathered in front of Nick's bar, taking selfies. This is a vile