Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Gone Girl (2014)

Genre: Thriller
Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris
Running time: 149 minutes



By the time their 5th wedding anniversary comes around, Nick and Amy’s once-idyllic relationship is now going through very hard times, and, when his wife suddenly disappears, the husband soon becomes the prime suspect in what everyone suspects is a woman’s murder.

Based on the novel of the same name, written by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl has a tightly-woven plot filled with twists and turns. David Fincher offers us a very stylistic and artistic film, with solid acting performances by both Affleck and Pike. The viewer cannot help getting on board and caring for those characters. As we realize what is going on, we are entrenched even deeper in the story.

I also greatly appreciated the illustration Gone Girl gave us of how easily the media and the public can be manipulated. We are all guilty of it at times: judging without having all the facts at hand.

The ending of Gone Girl packs up quite the punch, as it is anything but your typical hollywoodian happy-trails moment. It has been stuck in my head for a couple of days now. Highly recommended for fans of a good, well-crafted thriller.
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