"Gone Girl" establishes its duality with one simple yet striking cut. Like a cool flip of a coin, it turns from a shot of its protagonist kissing his wife to a shot of him being swabbed for DNA in relation to her possible murder. The film is about this kind of stark, startling contrast — normalcy interrupted by mayhem. Unfortunately, it ceases being surprising.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
"Gone Girl" establishes its duality with one simple yet striking cut. Like a cool flip of a coin, it turns from a shot of its protagonist kissing his wife to a shot of him being swabbed for DNA in relation to her possible murder. The film is about this kind of stark, startling contrast — normalcy interrupted by mayhem. Unfortunately, it ceases being surprising.