Director: David Fincher
Certificate: 18
Time: 2 hrs 40mins
A number of eyebrows were raised when Hollywood declared that it was to make its own version of Steig Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy; the GWTDT being the first instalment. The Swedish version had been so good that critics wondered how it could be improved upon.
Having now seen both (see previous review March 2010) it is probably true to say that they are of equal merit. Rooney Mara’s Lizbeth Salander is every bit at edgy as that portrayed by Naomi Rapace and Daniel Craig makes a convincing Mikael Blomquist. So if you have seen the first representation it’s worth watching this one, if only to revisit an absorbing and macabre tale with a delightful feel good twist at the end.
Patrons: 43
Rating: 4/5