Gone Girl - a movie review

First of all, this is a spoiler-free review, so no worries, I won't be spoiling anything. You have to go into this movie without knowing what's gonna happen, because holy crap those plot twists are brilliant and surprising.

Okay. I have just come back form the cinema, so these will literally be my first thoughts after seeing this film. I had quite high hopes for this one, and it did not disappoint. I had read some comments and people seemed to really enjoy this. And I also read quite a few warning about spoilers and how those would ruin the movie for you if you were spoiled. I stayed away from anything to do with this movie, I really wanted to experience it without knowing more than the trailer tells me.

And if you don't want to watch the trailer, I'll try to summarize the plot a little bit. The movie starts when Nick Dunne realizes his wife Amy is missing. He calls the cops, they start looking for her and keep investigating as new leads come up. The media is very much involved, and suddenly everyone thinks Nick is the one who killed his wife, while he keeps trying to find her. That's all I can tell, and that's basically all I knew when I walked to the cinema today. It's not the best summary, but that has always been my weakness.

Well then, what did I think? This movie was freaking amazing. As I already said, the plot keeps surprising and leaving you wondering what's going to happen next. The acting is great, as far as I can tell, and I really have to say Rosamund Pike is brilliant as Amy Dunne. The costumes and sets are amazing, the music brilliant. I wouldn't say this is perfect, but I did very much enjoy this, and would watch it again.

If I had to give this a star rating, from one being I didn't like it to five being it was amazing, I'd say this is about four, maybe even a little more. Seriously a great movie, go watch it. Especially if you like a bit of mystery and suspense in your movies. (Do keep in mind that at least in Finland this is not suitable for anyone under the age of 16.)

And now I kind of want to read the book.