The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

What is hidden in the snow comes forth in the thaw

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18)

D: David Fincher

MGM/Columbia/Yellow Bird (Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose & Ceán Chaffin)

USA/Sweden 🇺🇸 🇸🇪 2011

158 mins

Thriller/Mystery

W: Steven Zaillian [based on the novel by Steig Larsson]

DP: Jeff Cronenweth

Ed: Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall

Mus: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

Daniel Craig (Mikael Blomkvist), Rooney Mara (Lisbeth Salander), Christopher Plummer (Henrik Vanger), Stellan Skarsgård (Martin Vanger), Steven Berkoff (Dirch Frode), Robin Wright (Erika Berger)

A decent remake of the Swedish film which doesn't deviate from the original material and is merely an English language version with a different cast (albeit very well filmed, photographed, edited, etc.)

One burning question is that, since both versions are set in Sweden, featuring characters with Swedish names and accents. Was a remake really necessary at all?

Despite all the hard work involved in this, the answer is unfortunately a no. Although those who refuse to watch subtitled films just for the sake of it will say otherwise.

6/10

Rooney Mara & Daniel Craig in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo