I like the original much more...

Rating: 5/10 (14 April 2014)

First I want to say that I loved the original Swedish movies, they're almost perfect, another version wasn't necessary. So the problem when you try to make an American version you can't avoid to compare every scene and every character. It happens involuntary.
I think I would have liked this movie if they had made a totally new movie based on the same story, and taken place in US or UK with American or British characters. Because it sounds ridiculous when Americans tries to pronounce Swedish towns or Swedish names. I don't get the point. This movie is full of great actors, but unfortunately they're not good in this movie, very few suit their characters. Craig makes a good performance as Mikael Blomqvist, but Rooney Mara as Lisbeth is so anonymous, something is really missing in her character. Noomi Rapace makes it so much better. Most characters in the Swedish version is so much better, with a few exceptions. The characters in the Swedish version has more depth and credibility. So of course I'm aware that my love for the Swedish movie is affecting my review of this movie, maybe, I'm saying MAYBE, I would liked this movie more if I didn't see the Swedish version first. But I even think the storytelling is better in the Swedish version, I was pretty bored during watching the American. But the American version is without doubt worth watching. It's a decent movie.