Exclusive: What Nancy Grace thought about getting 'skewered' in 'Gone Girl'

Missi Pyle does a pretty doggone close imitation to legal talk-show host Nancy Grace in Gone Girl. Grace finally saw the hit movie this weekend and tells USA TODAY her reaction: She loved it, despite the heavy satire by Pyle's tabloid queen Ellen Abbott.
"I'm telling you, I got a huge kick out of it. I was totally lambasted and skewered. And that's okay...The set was the same, her hair was essentially the same. There was the accent. The jackets. It was almost a redux of my analysis of (Scott) Peterson. I have set myself up to be skewered. And I loved the movie. I'm just flattered that they portrayed me in it. I don't take any portrayal seriously."

Grace says there were times in the theater where she was the only one laughing when Pyle was onscreen. She agreed the movie starring  Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne, a husband suspected of killing his wife, featured the type of juicy mystery she too would have pounced on. And Pyle's Abbott brought up some strong points, including Dunne's apparent purchase of an expensive robotic dog.
"I would have had a field day with that robotic dog. And I would have had a field day with (Dunne) taking selfies with cute, young ladies. It's like, 'Why is he smiling?' I don't get it.'  I have commented in real life on a defendant's demeanor. I almost always do. Because juries care. And I care...My comments are geared towards common sense."

And if Grace could say anything to Pyle about the performance?
"I would tell her, I loved her in Dodgeball. You have to watch Dodgeball. Period... But also her demeanor here is classic. She's the ultimate Greek chorus. She's so good at stirring the pot. Sometimes that pot needs to be stirred."
There was one problem with the performance. "Her necklaces were way too tasteful."

And don't expect Grace to change her ways with a little satire. After all, there have been characters like her portrayed on SNL and Boston Legal before.
"My goodness. I'll continue to call it like I see it. Here's my theory: When you start to change because someone made fun of you, then you get chipped away bit-by-bit until there's nothing left. And you're never going to make your detractors happy."