Gone Girl is considered one of David Fincher’s most compelling works. In a career-best performance, Rosamund Pike portrays Amy Dunne, whose mysterious disappearance puts the spotlight of the entire media on her husband, Nick Dunne.
The Ben Affleck starrer film, which is based on a 2012 novel of the same name, was both a critical and financial success, grossing $369.3 million globally. Having said that, a few gaffes from Fincher left a sour taste in eagle-eyed viewers’ mouths.
Accordingly, let’s open the case of Amy’s disappearance once again and look at three major plot holes in the psychological thriller.
The Disappearance of the Craiglist Car
Rosamund Pike‘s Amy makes it appear that her ex Desi Collings kidnapped and raped her. However, the gateway car, which she bought from the Craigslist seller, could’ve debunked her claims and implicated her.
Since she picked the car in person, the seller in question would have seen her face. When she meets Desi at the casino, she leaves her car behind and goes to his home in his car. Naturally, the random car would eventually be towed by relevant authorities, leading to the search for its owner. Since Amy’s disappearance was trending in the media, the car owner would recognize her.
Subsequently, this would compel the authorities to check out the surveillance footage of the casino where the car was last found. This would show Amy was being friendly with Desi, hence ruling out the possibility of any kidnapping.
Police Didn’t Use Desi’s Phone
Apart from the car, the phone of Neil Patrick Harris’ character could’ve also raised doubts about Amy’s story. During the investigation, police would try to tie Amy’s “kidnapping” to a certain time, thus monitoring Desi’s phone – a routine part of any investigation. And it’s not far-fetched to assume a wealthy man like Desi would have had a smartphone with him.
Considering that implicating Desi wasn’t her original plan, she could not possibly make a clear plan that would’ve aligned with Desi’s original location on the date she was forcefully taken by him.
Since Desi was far away at the supposed time, the tracking of the phone would’ve cleared his name as a suspect, raising question marks over Amy’s claims. However, the police, inexplicably, never approached the investigation in that way.
Too Much Blood Loss
Before Amy framed Desi, her initial plan was to drown herself after Nick’s arrest and have her body found to ensure his death sentence. Part of the plan involved bleeding herself out and splattering her blood across the kitchen.
However, the volume lost during this haphazard plan would’ve, in normal circumstances, killed her. Further, her body would’ve taken too much time to replace all the blood lost, leading to her blood pressure dropping to a dangerously low level.
Still, somehow she is shown to have enough energy to clean up the mess she made in the kitchen. Things didn’t add up as they should in this whole David Fincher-directed sequence.
