A Masterstroke!

Rating: 10/10 (16 March 2012)

From the novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson, Maverick Filmmaker David Fincher's 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is A Masterstroke! A nail-biting, brutal, edge-of-the-seat thriller, that ranks amongst the best films from 2011!
'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Synopsis: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.
'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is a must see because Writer Steven Zaillian fabulously adapts the Novel, that in all aspects, is gripping, brutal, nail-biting & edge-of-the-seat. The Suspense gets intense & fierce with each passing sequence, while the characters only get darker. Zaillian's Adapted Screenplay is truly remarkable!
Fincher's Direction is Razor-Sharp & Haunting. The Maverick Filmmaker has handled this Thriller masterfully! Cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth is flawless. Editing by Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall, which won an Oscar, is indeed crisp. Art Design is good.
Performance-Wise: Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, delivers a knock-out performance. Her Oscar-Nomnination doesn't come up as a surprise at all. This is a star-making performance! Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist, is first-rate. The Great Christopher Plummer is terrific, while Stellan Skarsgård has never been this good. Robin Wright is impressive. Joely Richardson is top-notch. Yorick van Wageningen is loathsome!
On the whole, 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is a must see film.