Tryed to cram to much in 2hr38min

Rating: 5/10 (18 June 2012)

On the plus side this movie was 99% accurate based on the book. As a person who has read the book and seen the Swedish version of the book, I really felt this movie had a pace that didn't do the book justice. The movie has a feel that all the events took place in the course of few days or couple of weeks. If you read the book or watch the Swedish version you will know what I am saying.
Another plus to this movie is that it touches on certain scenes that were apart of the book but left out of the Swedish version. However because you only have a few hours to summarize a book it felt like they only grabbed the exciting elements of the book. The Swedish version is very slow paced and I almost stop watching it in the beginning but it really picks up and makes that first hour feel worth it. I felt like I was watching it forever and on the other hand the American version zoomed through. Which is funny considering the American version has a longer run time.
As a reader of the book I recognized the full story behind things they only glance over and I would have felt better about this movie if they were left out. for example the merger of Millennium and Vanger is a big plot point in the book and if your not going to use that storyline then it should have been left out of the movie.
I gave this movie 5/10, good acting and actuate for the most part but lack the scope of the book and the Swedish version.