Review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) by Barry B — 13 Jan 2016

I own the Swedish versions, both the standard and extended, and have read the books and own audible versions of those that I've listened to twice.

It is very easy to become enthralled and interested in both Noomi Rapace and Rooney Mara as Lizbeth Salander. Both do excellent jobs but Fincher gives us a more vulnerable and attractive Lizbeth and his ending to the film solves a great mystery that was left unsolved in the Swedish version since we see the American version of Lizbeth's reason for rejecting Michael on the screen.

The vastly different budgets give Fincher far more to work with and the result is worth the price. The Trent Reznor Atticus Ross soundtrack is excellent and the opening credit sequence is memorable and quite wonderful.

The stories of these three books and films have grown on me because of the Lizbeth Salander character. At first I was not so sure what all the fuss was about over the books but the further I got into it the more it stuck with me.

I anticipated this Fincher film version with great interest. That can usually lead to disappointment but this film did not disappoint in any way. I did wait to view it at home so I could really get into by viewing it at least twice and I cannot find anything to complain about or criticize negatively.

This one is a winner that has me excited about the sequels.