Sinatra and ‘Married with
Children’ would have us believe that love and marriage is an institute you
can’t disparage, but Gillian Flynn’s witty, sarcastic and biting social
commentary on this most sacred of social traditions takes a damn good stab at
it (no pun intended), whether she intended to or not. ‘Gone Girl’ is one helluva marriage-gone-bad
story, beginning with the disappearance and suspected murder of a bored
housewife in the small sleepy town of North Carthage, Missouri. Did the husband do it? Curious minds want to know.
If you’ve read the novel the
movie will hold few surprises for you, but if you haven’t David Fincher’s
latest is a dark and brooding thriller guaranteed to hold you spellbound as
you’re swept into its ever deepening mystery and twists reminiscent of Bryan Singer’s ‘The Usual Suspects,’ the Coen
Brothers’ ‘Fargo’ and the best John Grisham novels. Another bravura directorial effort from Fincher, solid performances by
Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Kim
Dickens and Carrie Coon, nail-biting Hitchcockian suspense and razor-sharp observations on marriage, lies, infidelity, the media and public opinion make ‘Gone Girl’ in this reviewer’s mind
the best movie of the year so far.
With enough plot twists to make
your head spin, ‘Gone Girl’ is one of those deliciously devious movies that
keeps you guessing and second guessing without unravelling under the weight of sheer implausibility. It will keep
you in thrall throughout its two-and-a-half-hour length without glancing at your
watch even once. Finally, we have here the first 'must see' movie of 2014.
Grade: A+
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