Before I even start reviewing The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo you should know that I have not read the books or seen the Swedish version of the film. I will probably end up seeing the other movies now just to find out what happens but I went into this with no expectations at all. This movie was very VERY dark and extremely graphic and intense. The movie is a very hard R, it was almost an NC-17. The movie has a bunch of nudity and two graphic rape scenes. You literally feel dirty and like a pervert watching it. It stars Daniel Craig as Mikael, Rooney Mara as Lisbeth, Christopher Plummer as Henrik, Stellan Sarsgard as Martin, Robin Wright as Erika, and Joely Richards as Anita.
Basically the story is about journalist Mikael and his discredited career. Mikael is hired by Henrik to try and solve how his niece Harriet was killed. Mikael goes to northern Sweden and dives deep into the story of Harriet and her abduction.
Lisbeth's story does not connect with Mikael's story until 40 mins into the movie. The whole first half of the movie is seeing how messed up her life is and all the abuse she must suffer just because she is different. She is dark and twisted but she was made that way by years and years of horrible abuse.
Later in the film Mikael hires Lisbeth as a research assistant to help him uncover the dark horrible truth about the family.
Overall the film was good, it didn't seem like 2 hours and 40 minutes. The coolest part was the introduction with a cover of the Led Zepplin 'Immigration Song'. It is this twisted all black oil images. It's dark and dirty and fantastic. I think the opening alone deserves some kind of award.
The ending has some awesome action and you are on the edge of your seat. It is amazing how smart Lisbeth is and how she uses her smarts in everyday life. The ending is a little unsatisfying but that is why we have sequels. The best part of the movie is all the questions are answered and the mystery is solved.
Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara did a fantastic job as these dark characters. Rooney fit the role perfectly and really made it her own. This role will be one she will be remembered for. I would be shocked if she didn't get an Oscar nomination.
Like I said before this movie is very VERY dark. It is emotional and at points disturbing. It is not a movie for young people. There is a ton of sex, nudity, and like I said some very intense rape scenes. It was a dark dark movie. It was still very interesting very good but don't go see it if you are easily offended.
Over All: B+/A-
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