Flawed

Rating: 4/10 (10 March 2019)

Mild spoilers ahead. This movie has several flaws. First, it starts too fast: the audience is abruptly thrown in the middle of an ongoing plot, leading to that "wow, I think I missed the prequel" feeling. Then, the two separate storylines about Craig and Mara take too much to merge. Third, the main plot about the serial killer is quickly forgotten when the movie adds another half an hour describing the closure of the trial, the scam, and the relationship between Craig and Mara. This is a mortal sin, because while you can do that in a book, its adaptation should take a different approach; I really dislike this kind of double-ending. Lastly, there was a lot of unnecessary violence and sex. While I have not problems with that when it's necessary, this movie left me with the feeling that they were included to artificially inflate both the story and the characters' appeal.
That said, TGWTDT is just a detective story with an extravagant lead character. Probably the worst movie by Fincher, even if it will entertain you for a couple of hours.