Very Good Movie and BASED on the book

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2012)

I had heard many a good thing about the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, from friends and even my girlfriend.
I knew the American version was due out (and although I had not seen the Swedish version) and I was really looking forward to watching it. I was not disappointed by the resulting movie either.
I made sure I read the book first and actually finished it two nights before I went to see the movie. The book is brilliant(I am not an avid reader) and I would recommend it to anyone. As I would this movie(As long as you are old enough).
There are some very graphic scenes, though not as bad as they could have been.
I cannot compare Noomi Rapace's Lisbeth(Although I will be watching the Swedish version in time) to Rooney Mara's. But I can say that, both myself and my girlfriend thought that Rooney Mara was spellbinding as Lisbeth. You could not take your eyes off her when she was on screen.
I also felt that Daniel Craig was a great foil for her. The supporting cast is also very good. Bjurman's character was played very nastily and very well by Wageningen.
This movie is not an exact copy of the book and there are some differences that may annoy some of the lovers of the book. The ending being one of them. But not me, as the movie is based on the book and therefore David Fincher is allowed some artistic licence in my opinion.
I now need to read the next two books in the series and I would be very surprised if they do not adapt them as well. I hope they hold onto Fincher at the helm as he is a brilliant director and I hope that they are as good if not better than the 1st in the series.