Great movie!

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2012)

I'll start by saying that I've never read the book that this movie is adapted from. I did however, see the 2009 movie prior to watching this one. That was a mistake. I really enjoyed the 2009 version and I couldn't help but to think about it as I was watching this new one. See, the problem is that up until the one hour mark, this movie is too identical to the 2009 version. Almost scene for scene. After the one hour mark it changes and it delivers a different interpretation of the rest of the story. As far as the actors go Daniel Craig is top notch while Rooney Mara, unfortunately, is not as good as the previous actress that played the part. The chemistry between Craig and Mara is fantastic but the story is definitely not as detailed and well paced as the 2009 version. As I mentioned before, I never read the books so I am not sure which of these films would be more faithful to the source material so I am basing my comments only on the movies themselves. As a stand alone movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a great film. If I had to chose between buying the blu ray for this one of the 2009 version I would drop my cash on the one that came out a few years ago.