Oscar-worthy, Best film of 2011!!

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2012)

Wow, where to start? First I'll say that even if I rate many films as 10/10, this is one of those few whose real rating should be 1000/10.
Solely the opening sequence is Oscar-Worthy. Atmosphere is so good, photography is a masterpiece, everything seams authentic, even more special mention of sound design and beautiful music score by Trent Raznor and Atticus Ross. Simply enchanting!
I usually like thrillers and mysteries, but this one is even better. It's not only thriller, it's also drama and the characterization is strong and it shakes you all the time along. The plot actually contains two story lines, Vanger family and Lisbeth Salander, which eventually clash together, and each is fantastic by itself. Story is intriguing, it doesn't back out one bit from telling the ugly truth and it doesn't even soften it. It says straight in your face everything you need to know. With no sugar-coding at all.
Acting performances are fantastic! Rooney Mara simply IS Lisbeth Salander, so emotional, autistic, fragile, yet strong, intelligent, independent young woman, who can easily be a role model to many young women who have had it rough in life. She literally transforms into the role, who uncompromisingly takes lemons life gave her and turns them into lemonade without second thought about it. She truly does deserve our respect, Lisbeth, and Rooney Mara, a lovely young actress with very bright future. I know it is unpredictable to say who will win Oscar, but she has my vote, and I know I'll be disappointed if she doesn't get nominated. Her performance is hand to hand with Heath Ledger as the Joker, and my personal favorite film ever so far is The Dark Knight, so I know what I'm saying.
Daniel Craig is also amazing as Mikael Blomkvist and quite different than in Bond movies, proving he is a great actor. Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Plummer and Joely Richardson are especially good in this stellar award-winning cast and if any of them receives Supporting actor/actress Oscar nomination, it will be very much deserved. All episodic cast is also superb, notable mention goes to Geraldine James, Per Myrberg, Alan Dale and Goran Visnjic. Everybody was just... AMAZING!
So, David Fincher's film is a masterpiece which will not be forgotten in movie history! It is shocking, emotional, deep, clever and realistic, it won't leave anyone indifferent. I would give it more that 10/10 if I could and I know I'll buy a double DVD when it comes out.
Only thing left to say is... I can't wait for The Girl Who Played With Fire to be made and I hope it will be soon. If it is as half as good as this one, it will still get 10/10 from me.
Recommendation to see!!!