Good, but unnecessary remake

Rating: 6/10 (24 January 2012)

The original (2009) movie version of the book was gripping, stylish, and original. This version, while adequate, adds nothing to the original. Hollywood's mania for remakes of everything notwithstanding, it is difficult to see why this movie was remade at all. The film only differs from the original in that it offers a laughably cheesy intro filled with meaningless MTV-style graphics and a ludicrous version of Led Zeppelin's already overblown (but great as it is) "Immigrant Song". The score, by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and partner Atticus Ross is better than average, but this minor addition does not justify remaking a million dollar movie. Please, Hollywood, enough with the remakes of movies, TV shows, comic books, and the like!