Gone Girl

I never got around to reading Gone Girl. I had heard the praise, I just was to lazy to check it out of the library. Then when I heard a movie would be made that sealed the deal: I would wait for it to hit the theaters. Then David Fincher signed on to direct. Yes, the David Fincher of Se7en, Zodiac, The Social Network, and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Now Gone Girl became less of a passing fancy and more of a must see.

"There are three sides to every story; Yours, Mine, and the Truth." ~ Robert Evans

This quote sums up this movie perfectly. One persons heaven is another ones hell. Nick and Amy Dunn are two such people. Stuck in a once passionate marriage that has now grown stale. Then one morning Amy disappears...except all the evidence points to her being disappeared unwillingly. Nick becomes suspect number one and their marriage suddenly falls under the scrutiny of the entire nation. When one character reminds another of the old saying; "The simplest answer is often the correct one." the character reports; "I've never actually found that to be true." It certainly isn't true for this movie. There's just as many twists and turns as you would expect from a David Fincher movie.
But... If you're a fan of David Fincher or have read the book you may know this movie isn't for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. While not especially end to end gore the scenes with violence are extremely gory. Oftentimes the violence coincides with sex which makes it all the more disturbing. It's a twisted movie no matter how you slice it; even with the amazing story and great acting. If content doesn't get to you, then you will definitely find a great movie. A