Not awful, but pretty pointless.

Rating: 5/10 (18 January 2018)

I'm not averse to a remake if it's done well, but there has to be a reason for it.
For example:
*If the original wasn't much good (definitely not the case).
*The original is really old and needed updating (a remake after just two years is ridiculous quite frankly).
*The remake offers a new take on a story (nope, it's pretty much a scene for scene copy).
I really can't see the necessity for this film, the original is superior in every way - there;s even an English (dubbed) version on the Blu ray for those people that are allergic to subtitles.
Craig and Mara are fine actors, but they pale in comparison to the original cast in this story. Noomi Rapace in particular portrays Lisbeth Salander as gritty, troubled and above all interesting and (in my opinion) is a lot closer to the character in the book.
Not an awful remake, but just so unnecessary.