Gone Girl
I wouldn't consider myself a Fincher fanatic, but I definitely look forward to anything he puts out. It is usually always quality stuff. I just caught the matinee today in theaters. Man was that a roller coaster ride. First let me reiterate what I posted on another forum in here, Rosamund Pike was awesome and is definitely my leader in the clubhouse for Best Actress. She had to play a lot of different layers to her character and she did it effortlessly. Charming, Innocent, psychopath, caring, vulnerable. It was dizzying and she didn't blink. This will be the role that hopefully gives her more chances to shine even brighter. She was the best part of the movie lets get that out of the way.
As far as everyone else they did just fine too, even Tyler Perry was pretty well cast. The best casting to me, on paper (Pike ended up being the best), was Ben Afflack. Afflack fit the bill because he comes with that weight of people feeling like they already know all about Afflack before ever meeting him. Ben did a good job in the movie, not award worthy but outstanding work. Another notch in his great comeback. NPH felt a tad off at times but he was ok too, I think casting someone else there would have been better served but i'll give it a pass.
But the movie itself was a roller coaster. I had not read the book so I had no clue what was going happen. It definitely keep me guessing which is always a positive. I could nitpick at some things but all and all it was a very good thriller. It seemed a bit long, he could have maybe cut 15 or 20 minutes somewhere. But I still enjoyed it. You felt like you where in this with Ben and it has a very Fincher atmosphere. I keep hearing how it might be his funniest movie. I didn't see any of that until the final act. Then it becomes very very dark humor but it is pretty funny. I'd highly recommend checking it out if you like mystery thrillers. It turns into a character driven pic mid way through thou. And if you like Fincher you should like this.
I'd give it 3.5 out of 5.