AWFJ Movie of the Week, Sept. 29-Oct. 3: GONE GIRL

Opening Oct. 3, the AWFJ Movie of the Week is Gone Girl, David Fincher’s hotly anticipated adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestselling page turner. Novelist Flynn – who has also teamed with Fincher on the US remake of Brit TV hit Utopia – has turned her fast-paced novel into a cinematic thriller, where nothing is as it seems. Ben Affleck takes the lead as charismatic Nick Dunne, whose perfect world is turned upside down when his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) disappears; taking to the media to appeal for her return, Nick soon finds the finger of suspicion pointing in his direction. Read on…

Pairing Flynn’s whip-sharp, intelligent writing with Fincher’s assured, stylish direction, together with solid performances from the always-dependable Affleck and the always-luminescent Pike, Gone Girl promises to keep audiences hooked until the final scene. And if you’ve already read the book, fear not; the story has been tweaked for the big screen, so there will still be plenty of intrigue along the way.

AWFJ Movie of the Week Panelists Comments:

Nell Minow: Gone Girl is a perfect match of director with that nasty, twisted, dark story.

Leba Hertz: David Fincher and Ben Affleck are a thrilling combination, even if you know the ending.

Jennifer Merin: Gone Girl is October’s blockbuster, the David Fincher take on Gillian Flynn’s bestselling eponymous novel about a modern marriage gone very very wrong. Ben Affleck plays the husband, Rosamond Pike is the wife. They’re both convincing and the cat-and-mouse plot will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. Tyler Perry does a nice turn as a sharp lawyer, a nice change from his Madea drag.