Worst Movie, Stick to the Original!!!

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2011)

For everyone who is about to read this and get excited over the fact that this movie is awful, I have a delightful surprise! I'm hoping those of you who clicked this to agree with me actually read this review because I have something different to say.
This movie was absolutely fantastic. I saw the Swedish version immediately after reading ALL 3 BOOKS, and I liked their take on the first book. The last 2 movies they made were boring as hell and had no thrill to them whatsoever.
However, this David Fincher flick is SWEET! Right from the opening credits, you're immersed in a tech-trance of wonder. The opening credits show glimpses of angry hornets and fires blazing, obviously pointing out the fact that Fincher is game for the next 2 adaptations.
Every aspect of this movie had me engaged and extremely entertained. I didn't see the Swedish version on the big screens, but I listened to it with my lovely Bose headphones, and the score was simply unimpressive when compared to the American version.
Fincher's take on Blomkvist and Salander are superb. Mikael is not just Daniel Craig pumping out his normal demeanor and smooth accent. He is an actual character that you are interested in! You want to know why he is able to shag the wife of his co-worker, and continue to use his charm to attract even the most unlikely candidates-Lisbeth.
Lisbeth is purely the main character, and those who haven't read the books still get a good idea of her almost-soulless attitude. Her character is expressed beautifully. The toughest scenes (if you read the book you would know) seem to come naturally to Rooney. It's as though Salander were a real person and Rooney studied with her for 2 years in Sweden.
As for the mystery aspect of it, some may be able to figure out the ending from the beginning if they have some weird NCIS instinct. However, I know that there were details I forgot from the book that Fincher encompassed perfectly in his take.
If you are heart-set on the Swedish version, and rate this movie poorly, shame on you. The boring Millennium-centered dialogue that fill the Swedish version are drastically cut back. In fact, I don't believe they spent more than 2 or 3 scenes inside Millennium. If you care about movies continuing to be spectacular, then go see this movie. Compare it to the Swedish version for all I care, but understand that there is no way this movie deserves anything less than 6/10. I give it 10/10, where I would rate the book version a 9/10 had I the ability to compare.