Gone Girl

Thanks for the critique GK I am off to see it next week, good to read you thoughts.

It's an excellent film - I went with my DH and DD1 on Thursday. We all really enjoyed it, but as DD1 said on facebook - "Lots of sex scenes.#satbetweenparents #awkward"!

It was very true to the book, which is important to me, and it kept DH awake throughout, which is a recommendation in itself . He hadn't read the book and we womenfolk had, so I think it would appeal to anyone who likes a good thriller.

maggie that made me and reminded me of when we went to see Amateur Transplants once. (They are two medics who sing very rude songs, google the London Underground Song)
Anyway as they opened the show, Adam Kay said 'If anyone's come with their Mum and Dad, you might want to move to the opposite side of the room.'

I really enjoyed the book too, will look forward to seeing the film.

I'm going on Tuesday. I loved the book - I am fascinated by narcissists and how they operate- I have known one or two and I'm still trying to understand them.

DD and I have both read the book. Glad to know we won't be disappointed by the film.

I have heard that it is a really good film, but to my shame (?) I hated the book (sorry GN, ungrateful person not appreciating free gift) and didn't persevere to the end - so I suspect the film is not for me wither

Nor for me either, Soutra.

Me neither, I finished the book but did not enjoy it at all. Sorry GN.

I wasn't mad about the book either, but I did think it would make a good film. The one weak casting in the film was Desi. The policewoman is great.

I wasn't going to see it but Mark Kermode has raved about it and I usually agree with his choices.

I haven't read the book. We went to see it this evening and both quite enjoyed it, though it wasn't as good as the reviews had led me to expect.

It's also pretty long.

I also hated the book so I would not dream of watching the film. I have to admit I only read a few chapters but I could not stand it. Still, we cannot like everything we read and that book was not for me- it was not the content but the style of writing.

eloethan husband and I keep moaning "Remember when movies were a perfect 90 minutes long?" For some reason all the films these days are 2 hours long or longer. One of the reviews I read for this film (which gave it four stars), praised the length as needed for building suspense, Hitchcock style.

SPOILER ALERT - film "Before I Go to Sleep" - I also saw this film recently (haven't read the book), where Colin Firth is cast as the baddie - and was completely unconvincing. Nicole Kidman was the other main character and she was equally as unconvincing. I wouldn't recommend that film at all.

I read the book and disliked it intensely. I cannot remember anything about the plot except that I couldn't identify with any of the characters. I shan't be paying good money to see it but I am really glad some of you enjoyed it.

I also read the references to Gone Girl was "Hitchcockian" - probably one of the reasons I was keen to go as I love Hitchcock films. There was really no comparison with Hitchcock's genius for suspense in my opinion. His films weren't particularly long anyway.

I read "Before I Go to Sleep" on a very tedious overnight coach journey to Edinburgh, and it certainly entertained me. But I thought the denouement was unbelievable. But then I find that with a lot of thrillers - they're endings are silly. Most of the reviews said the film was a disappointment so we didn't bother going to see it.

Before I Go to Sleep is one of the very few books that I've actually given up on, although I did skip to the end to find out what had been going on.

I don't think it helped that Richard Madeley kept raving on about it, revealing as he did so that the author was a man. He seemed to think that was somehow remarkable.

Eloethan I agree not a patch on Hitchcock.

Has anyone seen Pride? I went last week & thought it was brilliant.

allot there's a Pride thread if you look at the Films category. I've not seen it so can't comment .

I too hated 'Gone Girl' Charleygirl I wish I had read the reviews on Amazon first, many of which felt it was a total waste of reading time

It was the ending in the book Gone Girl that I felt was just wrong and unconvincing. I think I read the author had reworked it for the film?

icy yes the ending is different.

I was quite taken in by the book at first, but soon found myself doing that thing of flicking through and skimming the pages in a sort of "okay I get it" kind of way.

That "then" in my OP is a typo! Oh, the shame.

Well, it shows how bad my memory is - I thought they both had the same ending!