Monday, November 16, 2015

Gone Girl


Drink: Schlafly Beer (St. Louis brewery)
Entrée: Imo's Pizza (St. Louis style pizza)
Dessert: Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

Movie:
This is one of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book.  It managed to cut out parts of the book that dragged & wrapped up the ending in a more satisfying fashion.  I was impressed by the accurate job of portraying the Midwest setting & stereotypes.  Details such as Midwest landscaping, t-shirts worn by Nick, hairstyles & a reference to frito pie were not overlooked.  As far as casting goes I would have preferred someone with a little more intensity or what I call "crazy eye" to play Amy.  On the other hand Neil Patrick Harris almost stole the show making his character much more three dimensional than he was in the book.  Overall this is a solid present day thriller though probably not a good choice for a first date!

Mel's Rating: 86%
On a scale of 100.

Brett's Rating: ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
On a scale of 10.

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