Better than expected but not as good as the Swedish version

Rating: 7/10 (11 May 2012)

I expected very little from this American version of the Swedish movie.
The Swedish version was thrilling, chilling and Lisbeth Salander amazing as a character.
The American version was better than expected. I thought Rooney Mara did OK, however the interpretation of Mikael Blomkvist was disappointing and detached. The story line was changed many times were it just didn't make sense to make the changes. It let the air out of the story and left it more boring to watch.
The story between Lisbeth and Bjurmann was a big let-down. Especially considering how important it is for the next two movies. The Swedish version was scary and shocking and I did not get that feeling in the American version at all.
Also the solving of the murder mystery was not as entertaining and it did not provide the creepy feeling from the original movie.
All in all - it was an OK movie. If not compared to the original - it did well, but if compared - it disappointed.