a Remarkable thriller and great performance by Mara

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2011)

Not since The Silence of the Lambs have I seen a movie give me as much chills,suspense and thrill than the Girl With A Dragon Tattoo. The story of uncovering layer after layer of a serial case is told flawlessly by David Fincher along with excellent cinematography that adds to the cold, bleakness of the story. But despite the bleakness, the thing that really shone through was the performance by Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander. She brings total passion, fear and strength as she struggles with her own demons of social flaws and insanity to solve this horrifying case of a WW2 type serial massacre of people. The other thing i loved that we didn't see the gore and violence that doom other movies of this genre, but PSYCHOLOGICAL horror which is essential to movies like this and makes them an amazing experience to watch.This film kept me at the edge of my seat which is a very good thing considering some of the "thriller/horror" movies made by the industry today and i hope Rooney Mara gets an award for her extraordinary performance.