Gone Review

 "Gone" is similar to a baby crying at a restaurant. It is in the way that in both you just want to enjoy what you're doing, but there's someone (or in this case something) preventing you from doing so. In the case of "Gone" it is a something....the script. The script is dated and predictable, and just like a baby crying at a restaurant, is not aware of how bad it is. While director Heitor Dhalia and screenwriter Allison Burnett both think that they have gold, the audience knows better. It actually makes sense when you think about. Burnett's last three scripts have been the mediocre romantic comedy Feast Of Love, the unbearable torture porn Untraceable, and the god awful remake of Fame. In fact, her two scripts I have not mentioned that I have seen are Autumn In New York and Resurrecting The Champ. These are also quite mediocre films. Obviously, Burnett is a mediocre, and sometimes shockingly bad screenwriter.
                                 
As for the film itself, the acting is horrible. Amanda Seyfried does not make us believe for a second that she cares about her sister or has any intention on finding her. Her character just seems like she's doing ambitious things for the sake of doing ambitious things. Also, Daniel Sunjata, so good on the hit TV show Rescue Me is horrible here as the main cop. In fact, the only good performance comes from Joel David Moore transitioning from comedy and stupid but fun horror films to thrillers. However, Moore is in it for the course of two minutes.

The script is lacking to an enormous degree. Within the first ten minutes of the film, I knew who the killer was and what was going to happen in the final showdown. There is no charm or wit anywhere in the script. In fact, the script is way too dark for its own good. The whole film feels forced and ridiculous. "Gone" could be a contender for my least favorite film of the year so far, but by tomorrow, I'll forget that I even saw it.
(1/2 star out of 5, the film is rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some sexual material, brief language, and drug references)