Gone Girl

Any time a David Fincher movie comes out, David Fincher is the star of the movie. The actors are, for better or for worse, supporting players and the movie has visual style flying out the wazoo. But in the case of Gone Girl, it’s less of a “David Fincher” movie and much more of a “Ben Affleck” movie. Affleck has been in the movie star doghouse for a long time, and while his directing career has been going swimmingly, he hasn’t been the “star” of a big movie for a while. But he OWNS this movie and he’s pretty good in it. Yes, there is something dumb and wooden about his performance, but that’s also a big part of his character. You need to believe he’s the kind of guy who all of this stuff could happen to. It’s an old-fashioned twisty thriller and you might find yourself working out some of the logic points after the show. But it tracks, I think. Whether it does or not, it’s a fun night at the movies, albeit less “Finchery” than other Fincher movies.