The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
- David Fincher
- Hanna Nilsson
- Serge Garcia
- Florian Engelhardt
- Paul Taylor
- Mark Gillespie
- Pontus Klänge
- Bob Wagner
- Niklas Siöström
- Allen Kupetsky
- Caroline Johansson
- Diana Dill
- Steven Zaillian
- Stieg Larsson
Rating: 7.375/10 by 6926 users
Alternative Title:
Devushka s tatu drakona - RU
Дівчина з татуюванням дракона - UA
Millenium 4 - Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes - FR
Millennium: A Garota Com Tatuagem de Dragão - BR
Verblendung - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - DE
Millennium: Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres - ES
Ejderha Dövmeli Kız - TR
Əjdaha Döyməli Qız - AZ
Country:
Sweden
United States of America
Language:
English
Français
Runtime: 02 hour 38 minutes
Budget: $90,000,000
Revenue: $232,617,430
Plot Keyword: journalist, island, rape, hacker, based on novel or book, nazi, journalism, investigation, punk rock, scandinavia, stockholm, sweden, remake, antisocial personality disorder, disappearance, serial killer, hacking, sadist, bible quote, dead cat, millennium, based on movie, abuse, locked room mystery, tense
Discredited journalist "Michael Blomkvist" (Daniel Craig) is invited to undertake some family investigation work by retired industrialist "Henrik Vanger" (Christopher Plummer). It turns out that a young girl disappeared from the family mansion some forty years earlier and he wants to know what happened. Meantime, the enigmatic young "Lisbeth" (Rooney Mara) is trying to break herself free from the influences/perversions of her legal guardian "Bjurman" (Yorick van Wageningen). She, having been the source of the information and investigation that lead to the earlier troubles of "Blomkvist" is particularly adept at survival! As the mystery deepens, the former engages the detection services of the latter and their search for the truth becomes distinctly perilous. The book is great, and this adaptation does it justice for the most part. Perhaps the screenplay could have been a little tighter, the first half hour takes it's time to get going, but once we have been introduced to this top notch cast representing the somewhat dysfunctional family then the pace of the film really hots up. For once, Craig delivers well and there are strong performances from Steven Berkoff, Stellan Skarsgård and Plummer ensuring that things build nicely to a denouement that, though perhaps not too surprising, is patiently and tensely delivered by David Fincher. Every bit as good as the first film version of this tale, a testament to what an A-list cast can do with a strong story and creative direction. Well worth a watch.
