'Gone Girl' Movie Review: Best And Worst Moments Of The Film [WATCH VIDEO]

Actor Ben Affleck attends the 52nd New York Film Festival opening night gala presentation of the movie "Gone Girl" at Alice Tully Hall in New York September 26, 2014. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

"Gone Girl" which is distributed by 20th Century Fox was shown in Australian, New Zealand and UK theatres on Oct. 2, 2014 and in U.S. and Canadian theatres on Oct. 3, 2014. It stars Ben Affleck (Nick Dunne), Rosamund Pike (Amy Elliott-Dunne), Neil Patrick Harris (Desi Collings), Patrick Fugit (Officer Jim Gilpin), Sela Ward (Sharon Schieber) and Tyler Perry (Tanner Bolt). Here is the "Gone Girl" movie review including the best and worst moments of the film.

"Gone Girl" is a book-to-film adaptation of a novel written by Gillian Flynn. The film's screenplay was also written by Flynn. It is directed by David Fincher and produced by Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Leslie Dixon and Ceán Chaffin. The film's running time is 149 minutes. Its main plot is about the Dunnes, particularly the disappearance of Amy Elliott-Dunne on their fifth wedding anniversary. According to Variety, "Gone Girl" had a budget of $61 million.

"Gone Girl" also stars Carrie Coon (Margo Dunne), Kim Dickens (Detective Rhonda Boney), Casey Wilson (Noelle Hawthorne), Missi Pyle (Ellen Abbott), Emily Ratajkowski (Andie), Leonard Kelly-Young (Bill Dunne), Cyd Strittmatter (Maureen Dunn), Scoot McNairy (Tommy O'Hara), Lisa Banes (Marybeth Elliott), David Clennon (Rand Elliott) and Kathleen Rose Perkins (Shawna Kelly).

The film is filled with twists and turns that will keep the audience guessing and speculating on what really happened to Amy. Some scenes were shocking and sickening, including unexpected revelations and Amy's convoluted schemes. Below is a list of the best and worst moments of "Gone Girl."

Best Moments:

When...

1. It was revealed that Amy is actually alive.

2. Amy's intricate plan to get revenge from Nick for cheating on her was explained.

3. It was shown that Nick was innocent of murdering his wife.

4. Nick apologised to Amy on TV for what he did in the past, which convinced Amy to show her face to the public again.

5. The flashback scenes of Amy and Nick were shown, shedding light on who they were before and what happened to them which caused their marriage to self-destruct.

6. Amy admitted to Nick the truth about the murder and her renewed feelings for him.

Worst Moments:

When...

1. Amy lied, made up stories, used and manipulated other people for her personal gain.

2. Amy pretended that she was raped by Desi and even inserted a bottle inside herself to corroborate her story.

3. Amy killed Desi to go back to Nick.

4. Amy used Nick's sperm (without his consent) from a fertility clinic and got pregnant because of it.

5. Nick decided to stick with Amy after everything that has happened and all her shocking lies.

6. Nick and Amy announced that they were having a baby soon.

Box Office Information:

According to Yahoo, as of Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, "Gone Girl" has already earned $37,513,108. Its closest competition is "Annabelle" which got the number two spot and earned $37,134,256.

IMDb Ratings:

The Internet Movie Database, or IMDb rating for "Gone Girl" is 8.6/10 from 36,590 users. It garnered a Metascore of 79/100 from 49 critics including Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly, who gave the film a score of 100 and Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, who gave the film an 88.

Rotten Tomatoes Ratings:

According to the Tomatometer, "Gone Girl" deserves an 87% score and is certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes. It scored an 8/10 average rating, with 197 considering it fresh and only 29 considering it rotten out of 226 reviews. It also got a 97% score from the audience as of this writing.

Critics' Reviews:

"Anyone who loved Gone Girl the book will walk out of Gone Girl the movie with a sick grin on their face. You can stop being nervous," Chris Nashawaty wrote on Entertainment Weekly.

Meanwhile, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone thinks that "Gone Girl" is a good adaptation of Flynn's novel.

Audience Reviews:

"Very good movie. Performances were convincing and Fincher succeeds at creating a very disturbing/creepy atmosphere. Definitely recommend," Spencer Macklin wrote in a review posted on the Rotten Tomatoes website. Macklin gave "Gone Girl" 4/5 stars.

Meanwhile, Super Reviewer Edward Boxler thinks that the film depicted how the media can easily twist photos or stories just to get more viewers. He also reflected on the flaws of the legal system. Boxler gave "Gone Girl" 4 1/2 stars.

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