Gone

Summit Entertainment | Release Date: February 24, 2012

5.7	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 77 Ratings

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DanielOnFilmFeb 24, 2012

This late February release has the outer shell of The Silence of the Lambs; serial killer abducts a woman, throws her into the ground, and it's up to Clarice Starling (called Jill here) to rescue her before it's too late. But gone are theThis late February release has the outer shell of The Silence of the Lambs; serial killer abducts a woman, throws her into the ground, and it's up to Clarice Starling (called Jill here) to rescue her before it's too late. But gone are the memorable characters and unforgettable performances, gone are the psychological insights and sexual undercurrent, and gone are the atmosphere of evil and looming menace. At least they got the title right. Jill's methodology holds the film's interest. She knows that people rarely believe her when she tells the truth about the abduction of herself or her sister, so she tells them lies they'll believe instead, whatever sob story it takes to get information out of her mark. She's not a legendary hacker or deductive sleuth; she's a pathological liar in search of the truth. While how it gets there holds interest, the story of Gone arrives at familiar beats; a betrayal as the film goes into the final stretch (from a character we haven't met yet), a high-speed car chase heralds the climax. The film runs on borrowed parts from better films (Silence of the Lambs) and lesser films (Kiss the Girls), and suffers from a lack of invention. Without proper setup, the film does not payoff to what little it builds up to, leaving a feeling of wanting more from 90 minute's investment.… Expand

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FDT44Feb 29, 2012

There are far more useful ways to spend one's time; fire up the cable tv, sit back, and one is sure to find something atleast somewhat stimulating. Better yet, avoid it all together, I forgot, this is a tv movie. What foreign film director,There are far more useful ways to spend one's time; fire up the cable tv, sit back, and one is sure to find something atleast somewhat stimulating. Better yet, avoid it all together, I forgot, this is a tv movie. What foreign film director, Hector Dhalia, and writer Allison Burnett ( "My Date with Drew," "Feast of Love," "Underworld Awakening,") have here is an idea, so unoriginally effete, hence the title, and so flimsly executed, that the on-screen action is not the least bit engaging; audiences are drawn more keenly, instead, to a Portland setting that is as much a let-down in wasted horror potential as the film's beginning, middle, and end--all negligibly trite. Specifically, the film hands Seyfried a script that unrelentlessly smothers her; she is neither talented, convincing, or intersted enough to pull it off. As the viewer watches her become an instantaneous crime virtuoso, suddenly equipped with seemingly extensive investigative experience in a knee-jerk's time, they are left sitting, waiting, wondering, how, what is unfolding is even constructed into a film idea; it's mindless. And, the sight of her large, nefarious sea-greem eyes amidst her cutting brow line and biting lips is what the attention of the view is supplanted with; an expression that almost seems to cry "wolf," only this time...sincerely. As for the other characters, they are carelessly under-developed and delineated so dimly, that their dialogue sounds more read-like than memorized: drop the note-cards guys, this isn't high school speech class anymore. Ultimately, "Gone" is a poorly-written, even more poorly-acted, straight-to-tv movie that hands its protagonist, innately incapable of rendering the least adroitness, a script that is so disconnected with her abilities that she essentially rolls over and sits down; the effort is colorlessly drawn. Filled with one-liners all too familiar to the genre such as "Just go home and get some sleep," replied with "I'll sleep when he's dead," makes the film's subject matter more a liability than a component of entertainment. Instead, "Gone's" characters mewl, "Mom, do we have to?" No need to check the temperature of this failure; it's dead.… Expand

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MegWhiteleyMar 15, 2012

The perfect film... for the people that love Twilight and Abduction, not is for anything, but this films are really terrible, and Gone, is one of the better examples, is a terrible film, with much mistakes, the cast is good, but theThe perfect film... for the people that love Twilight and Abduction, not is for anything, but this films are really terrible, and Gone, is one of the better examples, is a terrible film, with much mistakes, the cast is good, but the performance of all is terrible. Gone is simple and boring.… Expand

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FujiforkerJun 10, 2012

I wanna keep this short because I don't want to sink anymore of my time into this despicable movie. It starts off flat and goes nowhere fast. Give us something, give us SOMETHING to chew on! It's almost like they were trying to make thisI wanna keep this short because I don't want to sink anymore of my time into this despicable movie. It starts off flat and goes nowhere fast. Give us something, give us SOMETHING to chew on! It's almost like they were trying to make this movie terrible. I mean would a little music to take things up a notch kill you?? I feel the plot gasping for air not even 30 minutes in, thats when you know we're in for a really bumpy ride through a dark boring forrest. The end climax had such potential, but director Heitor Dhalia must have said, "Remember guys we're trying to make a bad movie here."… Expand

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TheDRauchNov 3, 2012

A bland, uninspired psychological thriller that has Amanda Seyfried trapped in a role that I consistently couldn't take seriously. Throughout most of 'Gone' I was either distracted by the passing speck of dust, or laughing uproariously at theA bland, uninspired psychological thriller that has Amanda Seyfried trapped in a role that I consistently couldn't take seriously. Throughout most of 'Gone' I was either distracted by the passing speck of dust, or laughing uproariously at the absurdities of the plot and dialogue. I was really making my mom mad, who was watching it with me. I don't feel any bit of remorse for that. The only enjoyment I got out of the film was it's ridiculousness. The entire time we have the feeling that Wes Bentley could be the kidnapper, then all of a sudden he disappears from the movie and this new character comes out of thin air to fill the role. The build-up to the end shows improvement, but once the climax finally comes, it seems too convenient and lame to justify the events that led up to it. Overall, though, I had a good enough time laughing at this movie to say that I didn't completely hate it, though, I certainly didn't like it for the reason intended.… Expand

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breezy13Dec 5, 2012

The movie didn't always make sense. In the end it was a good movie but it didn't fit together. The psychotic serial killer and the messed up good girl put a weird twist on things. Unfortunately, where excitement should have been it wasThe movie didn't always make sense. In the end it was a good movie but it didn't fit together. The psychotic serial killer and the messed up good girl put a weird twist on things. Unfortunately, where excitement should have been it was nothing but a boring movie that we had to force ourselves to finish.… Expand

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