Complex and in depth mystery that's spiced with raw and erotic feel good sex appeal.

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2011)

I for one am not a big reader of novels, and I have never read "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", yet I must say that David Fincher's in depth and long drawn out film adaptation had me in interest with suspense and complex thought. As one knows any Fincher film often shows the brutal and raw nature of life and with many scenes in this picture he pulled back no punches. As one watches this complex drama a mystery of dirty secrets will unfold and the film is guided by it's grit and raw erotic sex scenes which keep the viewer even more intrigued.
The story involves soviet journalist Mikael Blomkvist(Daniel Craig)who's a man that's clearly a little burned out with his work only it once again gets interesting when he's hired by a rich international family man Henrik Vanger(the superb Christopher Plummer)to investigate the disappearance of one of his dear loved ones a young girl in the family. Only soon thru it all Mikael's investigation will lead to more and more gruesome discovered disappearances and brutal murders. On the side in an interesting subplot is the arrival of an exotic and strange computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander(in a raw and gritty performance from Rooney Mara)and she is Mikael's assistance to breaking the secrets and lies of the dark past underworld of many cases. Along the way the passion of hot erotic and kinky sex encounters occur between the two which spices the film up some. And as always with a Fincher film he shows how brutal life can be it's often raw and wicked as evidenced by the blunt and provocative rape scene.
Overall good film that will hold your interest even though it's drawn out and complex it's one interesting mystery of secrets, and an interesting journey. The film shows that life is raw and often mysterious with secrets and lies.