A superbly written, perfectly acted, as close to flawless film as you can get.

Rating: 9/10 (23 March 2012)

First of all, I have to preface this by saying I have not read the novel nor seen the Swedish film. Watching David Fincher's American version is my first experience with this story. Now that that is out of the way,what can I say about this film other than how this is filmmaking at its finest? Totally riveting, brilliant and captivating. From the hauntingly beautiful score, to the picture perfect cinematography,to the gripping intensity of the dialogue, and the amazing performances by all of the cast, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is one of my favorite movies of all time. It hits every beat and always nails the feelings of the characters beautifully. I loved everything about this movie. I loved the performance of Rooney Mara in particular. Wow talk about giving yourself completely to a character and film role? She did not hold back and delivered one of the most brilliant, magnificent performances of all time. She hit every beat perfectly and said so much with the look in her eyes. This movie is very dark and very disturbing in certain scenes. And this movie does not have tons of action. It relies on its dialogue and its character development, which is the strongest I've seen in a long time in a film. The dialogue is important and puts the pieces together beautifully. And when the film does have action, it once again delivers perfectly on the mark. I could say so much more about this wonderful piece of cinematic excellence but I will simply say this: one of the best movies, not only of the year, but also of all time. David Fincher once more hits the mark. This movie is not for everyone, if you don't like long movies with lots of dialogue and few action scenes and if you don't like gruesome, grotesque, overtly violent scenes-this movie isn't for you. But if you like dark films with great dialogue, haunting music, superb acting, and an overall look and feel of excellence-then this movie is for you. I can't wait to see this movie again and again. This film gets 9 out of 10 rating from me.