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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 158 min Sweden, United States of America R 18+
★8.3
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Director: David Fincher
🎭 Based on
«The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo»
byStieg Larsson
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Description
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.
Budget:
$90M
US Gross:
$102.52M
Worldwide:
$232.62M
Starring
Daniel Craig
Actor
Rooney Mara
Actor
Christopher Plummer
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2012
— Best Horror/Thriller Film
Academy Awards 2012
— Best Film Editing
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2012
— Best On-Screen Transformation
Saturn Awards 2012
— Best Horror/Thriller Film
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2012
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2012
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2012
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2012
— Best Sound
Golden Globe 2012
— Best Original Score
Georges Awards 2013
— Best Foreign Drama
BAFTA 2012
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2012
— Best Actress
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2012
— Breakthrough of the Year
Academy Awards 2012
— Best Film Editing
Golden Globe 2012
— Best Actress (Drama)
Key opinion
David Fincher's adaptation is widely regarded as a visually masterful and stylish thriller that benefits from strong, committed lead performances. While the film earns praise for its atmospheric immersion and craft, opinions are divided over its narrative pacing and emotional resonance, with some viewers finding it a gripping experience and others seeing it as overly cold or structurally uneven.
| Acting | Rooney Mara delivers a transformative, flawless performance that serves as the film's magnetic centerpiece. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography and visual style create a cold, distinctively immersive Nordic atmosphere that elevates the investigative thriller. | |
| Score | The Reznor and Ross score is a standout, providing a tense and atmospheric auditory landscape that complements the film's aesthetic. | |
| Pacing | The three-hour runtime is a point of contention; some viewers find the slow-burn, contemplative pacing essential to the tension, while others find it exhausting or prone to feeling dull. | |
| Screenplay | The plot and screenplay receive mixed reactions, with some finding the mystery intelligent and well-adapted, while others view the narrative as occasionally implausible, predictable, or emotionally distant. |