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Rating: 8/10 (5 February 2012)

The real version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. With 15% of the budget Fincher arranged, Niels Arden Oplev makes his own version of the trilogy. Naturally beginning here, he's less spectacular but much more real. The plot, based in the same novel, has it's natural similarities, though they can still be found pretty different, especially the second half. Easier to follow, solid and consistent. It's also understandable that the American let himself float around Blomfvist's personal life, compromising the main point of the argument. On the other hand, 2011 version has a great scenery. The Winter is astonishingly well generated and Lisbeth has an awesome character, perhaps leading Mara to an Oscar. Noomi Rapace kills as Lisbeth Salander. Doesn't have half the image and style of Rooney Mara but achieves equal level excellence. I won't say the same about Michael Nyqvist, as Blomkvist, who was visibly overpast by Daniel Craig. Really puts Fincher in a pocket, with a another punch in the stomach for the American industry. 8/10