A good atmospheric film that did not balance well its two sub-plots

Rating: Null/10 (25 June 2013)

Overall I liked the film but I have some reservations on the way the plot progressed. My main objection is that the major storyline was not self-contained: the film tried hard to merge two rather unrelated sub-stories that did not have too much in common. On one hand, the crime story with the disappeared woman and secondly the personal struggle of Rooney Mara's character (the girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Furthermore, her relationship with Daniel Craig's character was not convincing and was not given a proper build-up.
Despite the good acting and the eerie atmosphere of the crime subplot the movie suffered because of the above. To his credit, David Fincher, being a capable director barely managed to salvage the film. A 7/10 from me.