Waste of time

Rating: 4/10 (20 March 2012)

I can't figure out why all the good reviews. The original was so satisfying I wonder why this version was made at all. Does it take a lot of talent to copy another movie so exactly. Another question I have is how Daniel Craig was picked to be the lead. My opinion of his talent is very low. His bland portrayal is maddening. I can't understand his popularity at all. It is hard to see the edgy relationship between Lisbeth and him, that was so important in the Swedish Film. Daniel Craig reminds me of the dull- visaged Channing Tatum. I guess it all comes down to what makes a director copy another film. If he or she intends to bring a new interpretation to a movie from a book, that's fine, but if the director simply copies another film, spending a few million in the process, why bother. It is hard to believe that this copied film got Oscar nominations. Rooney Mara, nominated for an Oscar, copies Noomi Rapace's character step by step, how can this deserve a nomination?