A bleak and interesting adaptation

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2018)

This review contains spoilers.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a movie directed by David Fincher and premiered in 2011. The movie is adapted from the book written by Stieg Larsson of the same name. The movie stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara as leading roles. The movie follows a journalist and an investigator as they look into a series of old murders.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a good movie. This movie has great pacing and introduction of its characters. The move has Mikael Blomkvist being more focused on the main story arc while Lisbeth Salander has a longer introduction. Mikael Blomkvist has more of a conventional introduction. The more interesting introduction is in Lisbeth Salander. The introduction of Lisbeth Salander does not have much to do with the main story but it is an interesting beginning of the movie. It absolutely sets up the movie's tone well and it sets up the character of Lisbeth Salander well.
The lead actors of Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist, and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander do an excellent job in their roles. These two actors bring a great energy to the role. Rooney Mara sticks out from the cast. She does incredibly well portraying Lisbeth across the intense emotional range that Lisbeth goes through this movie. Lisbeth Salander is the best component of this movie.
The writing of this movie is the real focus. The characters are great, and the plot is fun to watch. It is incredibly tense with all of the setting and world helping with that feeling. Even the mystery is engrossing to both the audience and lead characters. Even the villains are written well with the dialogue between the main characters and villains being a highlight.
The movie is incredibly well directed by David Fincher. This direction is taut and improves the tension that the books does well. The quieter moments in the movie are also well directed by showing important facts to the audience. There is so much in each scene that has more than the audience may notice at first. The movie reflects this incredibly well while also allowing the audience to only care about the immediate plot.
I highly recommend The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This movie is a great adaptation of the books.
Grade: A