Thought-Provoking Thriller!

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2013)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the Americanized version based off the original Swedish trilogy. I haven't seen those films, but after watching this mesmerizing thriller by David Fincher, I might have to check them out. The general consensus I hear is that this is a necessary remake and there are some differences. This film is dark, thought-provoking, and features two very unique characters. In other words, this is typical David Fincher.
This film is about how a journalist Mikael Blomkvist along with hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate what happened to this woman who disappeared many years previously.
Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara bring this film to an elite level. I never thought Rooney Mara could pull of this role but somehow she did. Everything from that haircut to her personality, she became Lisbeth. She also has the best redemption scene you will ever see. Daniel Craig is really grim but interesting as Mikael.
Overall, this is a dark thriller with quite a few twists. I couldn't see these twists coming from a mile away. There are some very violent scenes including visually-explicit rape scene but they work well with the content. This film also has very good editing which it won an Oscar. The screenplay is also very good and it has very fresh dialog. I didn't expect much out of the film, but David Fincher made this work. I rate this film 9/10.