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Page 23 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Daniel Craig stars as disgraced Swedish journalist, Mikael Blomkvist. His career and fi nances in ruins after an expose on a powerful businessman, Blomkvist is offered a unique assignment. Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) is a titan of Swedish industry, whose life has been haunted by the disappearance of his beloved niece, Harriet, forty years ago.
Vanished at sixteen years old, every year on his birthday, someone has sent him pressed fl owers; just like the ones Harriet gave him as gifts. In the twilight of his life, Henrik is convinced that Harriet was murdered by someone in his ruthless family. Blomkvist’s unraveling of the Vanger family’s secrets lead him to more horrifi c clues. He decides to call in the use of a specialised research assistant, a sociopathic girl name Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). Her punk motif and odd personality hide a genius intellect. Together they unravel a mystery with terrifying consequences.
The character of Lisbeth is like a fi rebrand on screen. She’s magnetic, played with a quiet resolve by Rooney Mara in her breakout performance. What happens to Lisbeth, and her reaction to it, are some of the most gut-wrenching scenes to grace cinema this year. Fincher does not pull back from showing scenes of graphic rape, violence, and torture. But he also does not hit you with a sledgehammer either. He directs Mara to portray Lisbeth as strong, but deeply misunderstood and vulnerable. This convergence of traits leads to a truly fascinating character. Mara gives it her all here.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is that rare fi lm that expertly weaves story and character development into the lascivious subject matter. Most fi lms of this nature are too preoccupied with sex and violence to spend too much time on quality exposition. I was riveted for the entire two hour and forty minute run time. Strap yourselves in because this is certainly a ride worth taking.
Cast: Daniel Craig, Stellan Skarsgård, Rooney Mara, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer Director: David Fincher Rating: 5/5 Running Time: 160 min
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