Sunday, 23 September 2012

Tattoo take two


The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Directed by David Fincher this American remake based on the Swedish novel of the same name stars Daniel Craigh and Rooney Mara. A disgraced journalist is hired to look into the 40 year old murder of a teenage girl by her rich grandfather.

As with any Fincher film this is a slick and well made film that has retained the feel and themes of the previous Swedish film. Where the film does stray in a from the previous version is mostly in minor ways but despite having a slightly longer run time it seems to have less detail. There are some good performances from the cast in what are obviously tough roles but in the end I find myself preferring the Swedish version of this story even though there is nothing wrong with the execution of this film.

4/5

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