What's the point?

Rating: 6/10 (3 May 2012)

First off I should say that I have not read the books, so I can't really say which version is more faithful to the vision of the late author. I've watched the original Swedish film however and as a movie it's infinitely superior and more exciting to watch as a mystery. Simply put, the original movie is more entertaining.
In the Swedish version the plot unfolds brilliantly, allowing the viewer to really follow the investigation and get enthralled in the story. The Hollywood adaptation is basically 2.5 hours of Daniel Craig talking here and there without much coherence. Most major twists and turns happen through logical leaps within moments that you can't really follow.
Daniel Craig's performance is not bad however, the writing and the pacing is what makes this movie bland and uninteresting. And then you have Lisbeth's character which is so overwhelmingly amazing in the Swedish version that there isn't any comparison really. Again, Rooney Mara's performance is not bad at all, the character just isn't as brilliantly written unfortunately.
Which really begs the question, what was the point of this remake. The original is just 2 years old and is superior in every way imaginable. I suppose if you are a native English speaker that refuses to watch subtitled movies it might appeal to you, but if -like me- you get to watch both of them subtitled, there is really no reason whatsoever to watch this version.