The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

160 min. | Rated R

I’m just gonna get it out of the way: The Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is better. The new version is beautiful to watch, with its relentless industrial-goth design sense. Problem is, there’s an essential dumbness to the American Tattoo. Too many corners are trimmed from the mystery, and Salander and Blomkvist’s relationship is, ultimately, too pat. A host of great performances (Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara pair beautifully) and beautiful cinematography come together to make a movie experience that draws you in. But the movie lacks a core, and that lack makes Tattoo inessential. (PAUL CONSTANT)

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Official Site: www.dragontattoo.com/site
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Steven Zaillian
Producer: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin, Søren Stærmose and Ole Søndberg
Cast: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgård, Embeth Davidtz, Joel Kinnaman, Joely Richardson, Goran Visnjic and Julian Sands