A failed attempt to start an Americanized version of the Stieg Larsson trilogy chronicling the adventures of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the goth Lisbeth Salander an almost unbelievable female character who is part Superwoman, computer genius and a scary Agatha Christie detective type of character.
The remake was meant to cash in on the Larsson trilogy by making a film set in Sweden without those pesky subtitles to translate the Swedish dialog. However this was no cheap rip off. The director is David Fincher who kind of specializes in creepy thrillers like Seven, Zodiac and Panic Room. The writer was Steven Zaillan who has been associated with classy films like Schindler's List and Gangs of New York. This was not some lame Roger Corman production.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 2011 version appears to follow the original 2009 film fairly closely to the best of my memory. Maybe it's a little to close, I felt like I was watching the same film over again except no one this time sounded like that Muppet Swedish Chef puppet. It appears there was some attempt to streamline the last part of the plot but this version has the same issues as the original film, a very messy episodic story that doesn't seem to be able to focus on one main plot.
This is one of those films where the production company wanted to have their cake and eat as much as possible. The filmmakers wanted commercial success and awards. In this case the end result was middling on both accounts.
158 minutes.
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