Directed By: David Fincher
Starring: Daniel Craig & Rooney Mara
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo tells the story of a journalist, Blomkvist, and a computer hacker, Salander, trying to solve an unsolved 40 year old murder case. They soon unravel a grander murder scheme and corruption within a single family.
Having never read the book or having seen the 2009 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, my expectations were still high for this movie, simply because it is a David Fincher movie. And in my opinion, Fincher certainly knows how to handle a murder mystery. Fincher also helmed the phenomenal Seven and 2007’s Zodiac.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo starts off with a fantastic credit sequence, one of my favorite credit sequences of 2011. As the credits roll, it looks like a bunch of inkblot tests are fighting while a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” plays. After the core characters are introduced, I felt like the pace of the movie slows down as we see Blomkvist and Salander interview people and go over tons of photographs as they search for new evidence. But once the revelations are discovered, the film regains an even faster pace with plenty of elaborate set pieces that I thought for sure would be the climax of the film, but the film only continues with even bigger surprises. It was a lot of fun getting to know these characters and who they truly are after new light is shed on the case they are trying to solve and the philosophies some of these characters believe in.
When comparing Girl’s score with the Social Network’s score, because it was the same couple of composers, I was let down. Girl’s score is pale when compared to the Social Network’s. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross certainly deserved the Oscar they won for the Social Network’s score, but I just felt like they were unable to recreate that magic, atmosphere, and tone they set in the Social Network.
I believe Fincher was again able to create an atmosphere that is unsettling and captivating, leaving the viewer guessing until the last reel. I know I am on board with these characters and wherever their exploits take them next.
8 Out Of 10
Trailer for the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo:
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