First big movie treat of the autumn when Gone Girl opens at the Wellesley this week. Rosamund Pike has had the best reviews of her career playing Amy Dunne, a dangerously clever and vicious young wife seeking revenge on her cheating husband – played by Ben Affleck.
Widely admired as a stylish and gripping thriller, the film has also started waves of controversy as to whether it is feminist, mysogonist or any other relevant – ist.
Get along and see for yourselves but best to book. This film will be the biggest sell-out since Skyfall.