Back in 2010, I read this great book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I LOVED it. I then read the rest of the Millennium trilogy. Some of the best books ever. I found out there were Swedish versions of all 3 movies, so I watched them all in a row on Netflix. They were okay. Lisbeth was fantastic. Mikael? Eh. When I found out they were making a U.S. version and who was in the cast I got super excited. Well, Sunday, Rhonda and I had a date to see it.
And let me tell you - it does NOT disappoint. The plot is very true to the book (Rhonda and I both noticed a few minor changes but none were too annoying), the music is fantastic (go Trent Reznor), and the actors are amazing. Anybody who knows the story will get this - you know THE part? I was dreading it, and it was just as awful as I imagined, which shows how amazing Rooney Mara is as Lisbeth. Daniel Craig is H.O.T. as Mikael. Rachel Weisz is one lucky woman to be married to him. {grin} Overall this was a SOLID start to 2012 for movies.
3 comments:
Yea! I want to see it. I miss my movie buddy! -Allison
I'm reading the book right now. Page 16 and already loving it.
Great review. It's a good movie. I haven't read the book or seen the Swedish version of this film, so I can't make comparisons -- though a good film should be able to stand on its own.
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