Gone (2012)
6/10
Starring
Amanda Seyfried
Jennifer Carpenter
Wes Bentley
The movie was fun to watch, as the protagonist told various series of
lies towards finding her sister. I guess it’s not all the time the cops are
your friend, and you may have to take matters into your own hands if you want
to get something done.
Gone may not be a masterpiece, but it will capture your attention. One
thing a lot of movies seem to lack is a main character whose acting performance
grabs you from the start. That actor is Amanda Seyfried, who plays Jill Conway.
The script and story can be faulted for being a bit too easy, making
things fall in place for Jill, and the pacing was off. There were times I felt
the movie had nothing to say and just dragged a bit too long. As I said before,
the movie kept me inching to see what would happen next. I kept thinking, will
she find Molly or is she crazy?
The plot of the movie is easy to follow. Jill believed that she was once
kidnapped and thrown into a hole, and she managed to get herself free. After
that, she became paranoid and took all defensive measures to make sure that
incident wouldn’t happen again. The problem with her choices was, the measures
led to her being committed to a psych ward. After leaving the hospital, she
starts a new life, living with her sister.
One day after work, Jill comes home to find her sister Molly missing.
She calls the cops, but they don’t believe her. Now she starts to hunt
everywhere to find her sister.
There was a part where continuity was lacking. Don’t know if there was a
deleted scene, but there was a time she got into the restroom to get away from
the cops, and then there was her escape. I didn’t seem to see what happened
there.
Amanda Seyfried’s acting again was above everyone else. This was also
similar to her performance in the movie Red Riding Hood (2011), where every
other cast member just showcased mediocrity in their acting compared to hers.
In this movie flick, I witnessed the same thing. It was like everyone was not
interested in what was going on but her. I have to give it to Amanda, she is good
at what she does and deserves better roles.
The cinematography could have been better. Many lapses in shots, but not
that bad that you’d notice anything if you weren’t looking for it.
In the end, Gone is a good movie, and I don’t mind saying, if you are free and there’s nothing else great to see, try this for size.
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