2012 in Film: #81 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
2012 in Film: #81
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Directed by David Fincher
Grade: A-
Thoughts: David Fincher’s vision for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an interesting, unrelentingly ferocious film. It combines the book’s languid, slow pace but includes the brutality of the characters and their psyches. Rooney Mara makes a star turn as Lisbeth Salander, a performance that is able to show both the character’s fury and fragility. While it may not be Fincher’s best work, it is nonetheless an example of his ability as a director. Here, Fincher directs a film as multifaceted as its female protagonist. Sinister, damaged, pierced, fragile, and fantastic.
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