Review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) by Jared B — 12 Nov 2018

Now, when I've heard that The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has come out three years ago, the remake is at cinemas. From what I know is the original is the Swedish version so I'll have to go watch the remake then the original.

Now for this remake, this is actually pretty impressive. For a remake that is three years after the original, David Fincher has created the grittiness that really does show the audience how intense and violent this movie is.

The revenge rape scene is intense you could cringe. I stomach through it all and I'm not disturbed by it and what can I say? Revenge is a b***h. I love the cinematography in this, it makes it look so gloomy you can tell it's David Fincher's style.

The best thing about this film is Rooney Mara's performance as Lisbeth Salander as a computer hacker. The opening credits sequence kinda reminds me of something out a James Bond film. I mean, what can you really expect? It's Daniel Craig as James Bond but in this he plays a journalist, Mikael Blomkvist.

So what can I say about the remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Well, I love it and this is a great film. It's gripping, dark and brutal in some areas. Very captivating for it's story, the cinematography, the direction taken from David Fincher and a great performance from Rooney Mara.

I actually am looking forward to seeing the original Swedish version with Swedish language and the English subtitles which I hope are gonna make up for it. But as remakes go, this is the best. Nothing can go wrong with this.

It's a must-see.