Gone Girl Review: Fincher Does it Again!

If there is one name that tends to get the attention of moviegoers everywhere, it is none other then David Fincher. For almost twenty years, Fincher has provided the movie world some of the most edgy and talked about films; such as Se7en, Fight Club and The Social Network. Fincher's latest motion pictures bring the work of Gillian Flynn and now playing in theaters is the thriller: Gone Girl. Gone Girl tells the story of Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) who finds himself  right in the middle of his wife's, Amy (Rosamund Pike), disappearance.  With Fincher's involvement, the movie has received great buzz since the release of Gone Girl's first trailer? So how does Gone Girl hold up to the director's previous work. Answer: this thriller is up there with Fincher's best.

With a plot riddle in spoilers, it is difficult to even bring up Gone Girl's story without revealing to much. Be that as it may, the story to this thriller is intriguing to say the least. While the first act can feel sporadic and confusing, the structure to the first part of the film is not without its reason. The story breaks the first act into two parts: the disappearance of Amy being the story's focal point and Amy's diary providing  a narration to the events prior to the film's events. One would expect this format to play throughout the entire course of the film, but the story takes a major turn in the movie's second half. That is where things get interesting as story provides the crime genre is different kind of tale. Needless to say, the story of Gone Girl had me intrigued all the way to very end.