Review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) by Bryn D — 11 Feb 2012

Pretty faithful to the novel but obviously not as good as reading it..

This review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) was written by Bryn D on 11 Feb 2012.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has generally received very positive reviews.

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