The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Title: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Director: David Fincher

Series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Based on the Book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Written By: Stieg Larsson

Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, and Christopher Plummer

Rated: R

Released: 2011

Personal Rating: 5/5

Mystery Genre Rating: 5/5

Oscars: N/A

Basic Plot: Mikael Blomkvist searches for a missing woman and ends up involved in a much bigger mystery.

Opening Credits
This appears out of nowhere and appears like an acid trip. You might be asking: "But, jashykins, it's the opening credits. It doesn't come out of nowhere." You are wrong about that. The opening scene is very quiet and suddenly you're blasted with extremely loud music and weird images. From what I gathered by watching the movie I will attempt to decipher the trippy opening sequence: The images show that Lisbeth (the title character) is a hacker, that she is raped, and that she ends up having a sexual relationship with Daniel Craig's character.

The Rape Scene
If you don't like rape scenes (for any of the numerous reasons) then you will feel like you're dying while watching this scene. I had heard that this scene was disturbing (from people online) but I thought that they were exaggerating. It has happened in the past. Unfortunately that is NOT the case with this. Even the guy who played the rapist was disturbed (he ended up going into his hotel room and crying for a long time afterwards).

Too Many Endings
For all those that saw The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Imagine the "ending" to that movie times ten. You have now gotten an idea for the "ending" of this movie. Some of the endings were needed and one could've been shortened. revrezner said the final ending could've been cut but I think it should stay in case the other two sequels are released.

Final Thoughts
This was a movie I had been waiting for. I admit I haven't seen the original movies nor read the book trilogy. With that in mind: This is one great movie. It has good character development, lovely visuals, and intense action sequences. Plus, for you mystery buffs, it has a great mystery that inhabits every inch of the film. Though I wouldn't recommend this movie for the squeamish.