Far inferior to the Swedish version

Rating: 3/10 (21 June 2018)

Because this one is so different from the original film in Swedish, I do not think I can be fair. I hated it, especially the ending, which was downright cruel, and unsympathetic. I generally despise films with bad endings. I doubt people who have seen this and enjoyed it will enjoy the original, so I am writing this for those who have seen neither.
First and foremost Noomi Rapace's characterization is far, far superior to Mara. It is so gritty, unflinching, and desperate, that just watching her makes one tense. The subtitles did not bother me because the dialogue is not rapid and the steady revelation of very interesting plot twists can be handled easily.
What no one in any of the other reviews has mentioned is cinematography. The Swedish version is very bright with the cold winter glare filling every room. Every scene is so revealing because of this and it counts in the more lurid scenes. The American version is dark and so poorly lit one cannot see the most important scenes well. This is a huge flaw in judgment in my opinion.
As I mentioned, the ending in the original 2009 Swedish version is so much better. All the actors have more range, sorry to say, than the ones in this version.