Good movie, not nearly as good as the book, but it managed to capture some of the essence of it

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2011)

I have to say movies are extremely rarely as good or better and for obvious reasons never as detailed than the book they are based, and this movie is not the exception.
Make no mistake, this is a very good mystery thriller, the movie did manage to capture the essence of most of the characters, specially Lisbeth, and that translate well on the screen, making it a very enjoyable movie, however, even tho the movie is nearly 2h30m, the whole investigation, which is the core of the story, just seemed rather rushed and easy, the complete opposite of the book.
Even tho the book is much, much better, the movie is still a very good thriller, and I recommend both.
Rate: 8/10 (I think I was generous).