The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

"What is hidden in snow, comes forth in the thaw."

Directed by David Fincher
Produced by Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose, Ceán Chaffin
Screenplay by Steven Zaillian
Based on "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen, Joely Richardson, Geraldine James, Goran Višnjić, Donald Sumpter, Ulf Friberg
Music by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth
Edited by Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
Production companies: Scott Rudin Productions, Yellow Bird Films
Distributed by Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date: 20 December 2011 (Canada)
Running time: 158 minutes
Country: United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, United Kingdom
Budget: $90 million
Box office: $232.6 million

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a mystery crime drama film directed by David Fincher and based on the novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson. The story is about Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist who investigate a sudden disappearance of a woman with the help of computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

Cast

• Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist
• Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander
• Yorick van Wageningen as Nils Bjurman
• Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger
• Stellan Skarsgård as Martin Vanger
• Joely Richardson as Harriet Vanger
• Robin Wright as Erika Berger
• Steven Berkoff as Dirch Frode
• Geraldine James as Cecilia Vanger
• Ulf Friberg as Wennerström
• Goran Višnjić as Dragan Armansky
• Donald Sumpter as Detective Morell
• Embeth Davidtz as Annika Giannini
• Joel Kinnaman as Christer Malm
• Elodie Yung as Miriam Wu
• Tony Way as Plague
• Alan Dale as Detective Isaksson
• Julian Sands as Young Henrik Vanger
• David Dencik as Young Morell
• Fredrik Dolk as Wennerström's Lawyer
• Per Myrberg as Harald Vanger
• Gustaf Hammarsten as Young Harald
• Leo Bill as Trinity
• Josefin Asplund as Pernilla Blomkvist

David Fincher is a great expert at his trade therefore I love all his works (some more, some less, but all) for his style and his knack of keeping a viewer in suspense. He pays much attention to such important things as music, colours, dialogues, foreshortening, camera movements, light, etc. And all these factors are on the high level in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". Fincher's love for realism allow to see the film like a real story with unpleasant incidents.

First of all, I want to admit that the cast performed very well and I just comment upon some members.

The film showed me Rooney Mara from the absolutely another side. Her character is noteworthy not only for courage, honesty and impudence, but also for her appearance. Piercings, tattoos... People think she made them due to the desire to stand out, psychiatrists - because of her ill nature. However Lisbeth is just Lisbeth. Probably she's a little mad but she does her best to do work. A difficult character anyway, and Rooney Mara coped with the role brilliantly.

I'm not a fan of Bondiana and therefore I hadn't see anything with Daniel Craig before "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". What can I say? His performance impressed me, his acting is excellent.

Advantages

• Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist
• Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander
• Interesting twists
• The open cards

Disadvantages

• A little slow moving
• Raping of Lisbeth

"Strangenesses"

• How unknown can be close people

Clue Moments

• Raping of Lisbeth
• Ensnaring Mikael

Soundtracks

1. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Immigrant Song (Feat. Karen O.)
2. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - She Reminds Me Of You
3. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - People Lie All The Time
4. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Pinned And Mounted
5. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Perihelion
6. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - What If We Could?
7. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - With The Flies
8. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Hidden In Snow
9. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - A Thousand Details
10. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - One Particular Moment
11. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - I Can't Take It Anymore
12. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - How Brittle The Bones
13. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Please Take Your Hand Away
14. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Cut Into Pieces
15. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - The Splinter
16. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - An Itch
17. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Hypomania
18. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Under The Midnight Sun
19. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Aphelion
20. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - You're Here
21. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - The Same As The Others
22. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - A Pause For Reflection
23. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - While Waiting
24. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - The Seconds Drag
25. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Later Into The Night
26. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Parallel Timeline With Alternate Outcome
27. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Another Way Of Caring
28. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - A Viable Construct
29. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Revealed In The Thaw
30. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Millennia
31. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - We Could Wait Forever
32. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Oraculum
33. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Great Bird Of Prey
34. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - The Heretics
35. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - A Pair Of Doves
36. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Infiltrator
37. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - The Sound Of Forgetting
38. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Of Secrets
39. Trent Reznor feat. Atticus Ross - Is Your Love Strong Enough? (Feat. How To Destroy Angels)

Quotations

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Martin Vanger: It's hard to believe that the fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain, but you know what? It is.

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Henrik Vanger: You will be investigating thieves, misers, bullies. The most detestable collection of people that you will ever meet - my family.

* * *

Mikael Blomkvist: Who knows about this?
Henrik Vanger: Just me, the police, the killer, and now you.

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Henrik Vanger: It was then that I noticed Harriet wasn't there. And she wasn't there the next morning, or the next, or the next 40 years.

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Lisbeth Salander: [to Palmgren] I got a call from social welfare. I've been assigned a new guardian.

* * *

Henrik Vanger: The enemy of my enemy is... my enemy.

* * *

Harald Vanger: I'm not a recluse. I don't close my door to anybody. They just don't visit.

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Lisbeth Salander: Something wrong with the report?
Dirch Frode: No, no. It was quite thorough. I'm more interested in what's not in it.
Lisbeth Salander: There's nothing "not in it".
Dirch Frode: Your opinion of him isn't .
Lisbeth Salander: He's clean in my opinion.
Dirch Frode: You mean, he's hygienic?

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You may see the trailer here.

Plot: 8/10

Entertainment: 9/10

Acting: 8/10

Originality: 7/10

Music and Sound: 8/10

8/10