Way Better than the Original

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2012)

OMG. Hollywood got something really really right. I was not a fan of the original movie, but a big fan of the book. And I loved this adaptation. Brilliantly casted; from Blomkvist to Salander; the awkwardness captured as one would expect. Key plots are examined and counted for unlike the original. OK, so it's not 'word for word' so to speak, but in turning 500 pages into 2 1/2 hrs worth of film, one could expect that. I was worried at having to sit through another confronting effort of sexual violence, but this was done quite well in that I didn't feel like reaching for the bucket. I cannot thank Hollywood enough to alleviate my disappointment of the original film. Big thumbs up to the director, cast and crew.