Honestly for all that I constantly feel the need to point out Amanda Seyfried. She really is a good actress. I have yet to see her in any role I didn't like. I kinda think I might have to admit I love her as an actress. I may have to go back and watch movies *just* because she's in them. I may have to go watch the Theranos movie where she played Elizabeth Holmes and I kinda hate scammers like Holmes. It's why I hated Wolf of Wallstreet.

But over all this movie was successful. I think the filmography was a bit *too* dark. There's dark and moody like Darkman or Dark City or Sin City. These are movies with black but visually Gone looks like they just couldn't afford lighting. Everyone know you don't *actually* shoot at night. You shoot in the day and then reduce the brightness. (mild /s). Seyfried SHINES in the movie. Somehow everyone else feels worse or is written worse. The sister has a tearful scene where the emotions feel awful. Carpenter does a solid job as the best friend. The male talent is ironically enough led by the no leading man Nick. A janitor who rents out his car to a Jill in need. He has a small moment with her relatively but he was more believable than all the cops she yells at that feel like they're too tired to even be dismissive.

From a narrative perspective it's not the most twisty mystery. But it's got a solid pacing. The ending is quick but it doesn't feel rushed. It doesn't have the meat and potatoes of the chase but the chase wasn't shortchanged. There was only a minimal amount of "only in a movie" or "no other way to advance the plot" going on. Rather than focus on the ending with a climatic chapter it's literally the end of a road that was a great ride. I actually don't feel too shortchanged by the ending. Though in 2012 I kinda feel like phone tracking technology should be respected more. Turning off your GPS in your phone will not stop the police. I assumed at the time that by "turn off her GPS" she meant the phone was powered off which (in most cases) will stop tracking. But minutes later we see Jill on the phone talking to people. Otherwise Jill is a smart character. She's a final girl who escape and has to hunt down her taker. I've had this on my watchlist for a while and I'm glad i finally dove in because, while the cops are almost as ridiculous as the ones in Wolf Pack (2023), our final girl Jill is great. She's smart, she's decisive. She doesn't flop around making mistakes. She's caution and forceful. Plus there's guns and martial combat for people into that.