About as good as the original

Rating: 7/10 (4 February 2014)

Good, and about as good as the Swedish original. (And no, I am not one of those people who rail against Hollywood remakes of non-US movies. For example, I thought Infernal Affairs was great, but thought that The Departed was even better). Retains the grittiness and atmosphere of the original.
Having seen the original previously, the plot was fairly second-hand, so the original diminishes the impact of this movie quite a bit. In fact - why remake it at all, as the plot is the same, and the original was so well done.
Good performances by Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in the lead roles.