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The film stars [[Daniel Craig]] as [[Mikael Blomkvist]] and [[Rooney Mara]] as [[Lisbeth Salander]] and tells the story of a man's mission to find out what has happened to a girl who has been missing for 40 years, and who may have been murdered.
The film stars [[Daniel Craig]] as [[Mikael Blomkvist]] and [[Rooney Mara]] as [[Lisbeth Salander]] and tells the story of a man's mission to find out what has happened to a girl who has been missing for 40 years, and who may have been murdered.

The film was released on [[December 20]], [[2011 in film|2011]] to critical acclaim.<ref>http://themuddoctor.blogspot.com/2011/12/girl-with-dragon-tattoo.html</ref><ref>http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/12/girl_with_the_dragon_tattoo_re.html</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Fincher
Screenplay bySteven Zaillian
Produced bySøren Stærmose
Ole Søndberg
Scott Rudin
Ceán Chaffin
StarringDaniel Craig
Rooney Mara
Christopher Plummer
Stellan Skarsgård
Steven Berkoff
Robin Wright
Yorick van Wageningen
Joely Richardson
CinematographyJeff Cronenweth
Edited byKirk Baxter
Angus Wall
Music byTrent Reznor
Atticus Ross
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 20, 2011 (2011-12-20)
[1]
Running time
158 minutes[2]
CountriesTemplate:Film US
Template:Film Sweden
Template:Film UK
Template:Film Germany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90 million[3]
Box office$38,137,000[4]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2011 English-language drama/thriller film directed by David Fincher, adapted from Stieg Larsson's Swedish-language novel of the same name by Steven Zaillian.

The film stars Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander and tells the story of a man's mission to find out what has happened to a girl who has been missing for 40 years, and who may have been murdered.

The film was released on December 20, 2011 to critical acclaim.[5][6]

Plot

Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), co-owner and writer of Millennium magazine, has just lost a libel case against crooked businessman Hans-Erik Wennerström, for which he must pay 600,000 Swedish kronor (approximately 87,000 USD) in damages. Meanwhile, Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), a researcher for Milton Security and a computer hacker, has compiled a very extensive background check on Blomkvist for Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer), retired CEO of Vanger Industries, for a job that Henrik wants him to do. Despite the recent scandal, Salander passes Blomkvist as "clean."

Blomkvist receives a phone call from Henrik's lawyer, Dirch Frode (Steven Berkoff), summoning him to the Vanger estate at Hedeby Island in Hedestad. Blomkvist reluctantly meets Henrik, who offers him two jobs: to write a Vanger family history, and, using the information provided by Henrik for the memoir, to solve the murder of his niece Harriet Vanger, who disappeared almost 40 years previously; Henrik is convinced that one of the family killed her. He reveals that someone he believes to be the killer has been sending him pressed flowers, which Harriet had always given him on his birthday. He says he will pay Blomkvist handsomely for this job, but Blomkvist agrees only when he promises to give him damning information about Wennerström, who is Henrik's former employee.

Meanwhile, Salander, who is a ward of the state, despite being in her twenties, due to diagnosed mental incompetency, goes to visit her legal guardian, Holger Palmgren, only to discover that he has suffered a stroke. Her new guardian, lawyer Nils Bjurman (Yorick van Wageningen), seizes control of Salander's finances and issues her a monthly allowance, which angers Salander, as Palmgren allowed her to manage her own finances.

Blomkvist gets to work right away, staying in a cottage that Henrik provides. He draws up a family tree of all of the living members of the Vanger family. He also finds Harriet's notebook, containing the names of five women with a 5-digit number next to each of their names. Gustav Morell, a retired policeman, says that they are telephone numbers that are unrelated to the names listed next to them. However, when Blomkvist gets a surprise visit from his daughter Pernilla, she hints that the numbers relate to Bible verses. Blomkvist returns to the cottage to find that each Bible verse comes from the book of Leviticus and describes methods of killing, opening up the first lead on the case in 35 years. Blomkvist's co-worker and lover Erika Berger (Robin Wright) visits him and tells him that because of the financial straits Millennium is in, they will be out of business within a few months. Henrik and his nephew, current Vanger Industries CEO Martin Vanger (Stellan Skarsgård), decide to invest in the magazine. Shortly afterwards, Henrik suffers a heart attack, and the Vanger family asks Blomkvist to stop investigating their family affairs.

Meanwhile, Salander is mugged in a subway station and her laptop is damaged when she fights back. Salander asks Bjurman for some extra money for a replacement computer. Bjurman agrees on condition that she performs fellatio on him. A few nights later, Salander claims to need more money for groceries, and is told to meet Bjurman at his apartment. Bjurman handcuffs Salander to the bed, then rapes and sodomizes her. Without Bjurman's knowledge, Salander has recorded the rape on a hidden camera. A few nights later, she arranges to meet him again at home and renders him unconscious with a taser. Upon waking up, Bjurman finds himself tied and bolted to the floor, naked. Salander then tortures him and shows him the video of her rape. She blackmails him, demanding that he allow her to have full access to her finances again, write glowing monthly reports about her behavior, and apply to have her status of legal incompetency rescinded, or she will post the rape video on the Internet. In addition, Salander tells Bjurman that if she should find out a woman is ever in his apartment again, she will kill him. To make sure he remembers the deal, she tattoos the words, "I AM A RAPIST PIG" on his torso.

Blomkvist begins looking for a researcher to help him find out more about the Bible verses. Frode recommends Salander, whom Blomkvist learns did the background check on him. Upon seeing the incredibly detailed report, he discovers Salander hacked into his computer. He then enters her apartment, making her an offer to help him find Harriet's murderer, to which she agrees. As Salander traces the Bible verses to a series of murders occurring from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s, Blomkvist finds a series of photos of a parade held in Hedestad which Harriet attended on the day that she disappeared. The photos suggest that she saw something that frightened her. He spots a couple in the crowd taking pictures around the same time and tracks down the woman who took the pictures; after locating and reviewing the photos, they find a picture of a man in a blue school uniform staring at Harriet.Salander's research reveals that all of the women murdered had Jewish, or more specifically, Biblical names; linking the murders to several members of the Vanger family who were members of the Swedish Nazi Party. During the investigation, Salander and Blomkvist become lovers.

The next night, Salander looks through family archives examining Harriet and Martin's late father and Henrik's brother, Gottfried, particularly his travels from the 1940s through the 1960s to see if he was in the same towns as the women at the same time they were murdered. Meanwhile, Blomkvist meets Harald, Henrik's other brother and a former Nazi, and asks to see some pictures he took on the day Harriet disappeared. Blomkvist asks Harald to identify a man in one of the pictures who has a similar jacket and face to the man in the parade photo. Harald immediately identifies him as Martin. Salander continues researching and finds that Gottfried visited every town that each woman was murdered in at the same time they were murdered, but is puzzled that one murder took place two years after Gottfried died. However, she sees that Martin was studying in Uppsala, where the murder was committed, at the time. She deduces that Gottfried "initiated" Martin into being a serial killer when she finds a picture with the two of them attending a conference in one of the towns where a murder was committed, and Martin's picture matches the one on the parade photo.

Blomkvist attempts to break into Martin's house for more clues, but is caught by Martin, who leads Blomkvist into his basement at gunpoint and gasses him. Blomkvist wakes up to find himself hung by his neck. Martin brags about killing dozens of women over several years, but angrily denies killing his sister. Martin then tries to suffocate Blomkvist, but Salander, having missed Blomkvist and gone looking for him, sneaks up behind Martin and strikes him with a golf club. After freeing Blomkvist, she gives chase to Martin on her motorcycle. Martin tries to run her over with his car, but she outmaneuvers him; he crashes his car into a gasoline tank, and is killed in the ensuing explosion.

With the help of two hacker friends, Plague and Trinity, Blomkvist and Salander discover that Harriet (Joely Richardson) has been living in London under Anita Vanger's identity to hide from Martin. Blomkvist finds Harriet and she tells him that she killed her father, who had been sexually abusing her for years, and that Martin saw her do it. Martin then began raping her until Henrik sent him to a boarding school in Uppsala. When he returned on the day of the parade, she fled Sweden with help of her cousin, Anita. The framed flowers sent to Henrik on his birthday were sent by Harriet, who intended them as a sign of her well-being. Finally free of her brother, Harriet returns to Sweden and has a tearful reunion with Henrik. As promised, Henrik gives Blomkvist the information on Wennerström, but Blomkvist is dismayed to find out that the information is too old to incriminate him, as the statute of limitations has expired. Salander hacks into Wennerström's computer and finds information regarding his involvement with illegal arms and drug trafficking, which she gives to Blomkvist to publish.

The article propels Millennium into stardom and destroys Wennerström. Salander travels around Europe in disguise as Wennerström's assistant, using her hacking skills to access Wennerström's numerous bank accounts and convert all of the money inside them to bonds which she places into several accounts of her own. From this she ends up with 2 billion Euros. Wennerström is eventually murdered by his shady associates. Salander buys Blomkvist a Christmas present of a nice leather coat. She then spots Blomkvist and Berger walking together happily. Heartbroken, she tosses the jacket in a nearby dumpster and rides off through the streets of Stockholm.

Cast

Production

The English-language film is directed by David Fincher based on an adapted screenplay by Steven Zaillian. In early 2010, producer Scott Rudin began developing the project under Columbia Pictures,[7] though Paramount Pictures was considering an adaptation in September 2008, when Alfred A. Knopf published the novel for the United States market.[8]

By April 2010, Fincher was attached as director.[9] Shooting began in Stockholm, Sweden in September 2010.[10] Jeff Cronenweth replaced original cinematographer Fredrik Bäckar after eight weeks.[11] Principal photography moved to Zurich, Switzerland in early December 2010, before breaking for Christmas. Production resumed at the Sony Studios and Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, then returned to Sweden in the spring.[citation needed] In May 2011, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer became a co-financier, putting up 20% of the film's budget, and getting some international TV rights.[12]

Fincher pledged before filming began that the movie would not soft-pedal the book's content, which included rape, torture, bigotry and murder, and that it would be a "hard R". The film has since been given an R rating by the MPAA for "brutal violent content including rape and torture, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, and language". The film has been rated 18 in the United Kingdom for "strong sex and sexual violence" by the BBFC.[2] Similarly the film has been classified MA 15+ in Australia for "strong sexual violence, themes, sex scenes and violence" by the OFLC.[13]

The film's abstract, all-black title sequence was created by Blur Studio and features a cover version of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song", produced by soundtrack composers Trent Reznor (from the popular rock band Nine Inch Nails) and Atticus Ross.[14] Fincher suggested the song for the opening, but Reznor was reluctant to record a well-known song; he only agreed at Fincher's request.[15] Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O performed the vocals.[16] Led Zeppelin licensed the song only for use in the film's teaser and title sequence. Fincher stated that he sees title sequences as an opportunity to set the stage for the film, or to get an audience thinking in different terms from any preconceptions of a film.[17]

Casting

Daniel Craig was cast as Mikael Blomkvist in July 2010 with options to reprise the role in the next two films.[18] In August, Rooney Mara was cast as Lisbeth Salander.[19] Although the role had drawn the attention of many actresses, some eventually withdrew their names from consideration due to the time commitment and low pay.[20] Mia Wasikowska turned down an offer to audition for the part.[21] Carey Mulligan auditioned three times,[22] while Sophie Lowe[23] and Scarlett Johansson[24] also read for the role.

Release

The film was released on December 20, 2011 in North America.

The London premiere was on December 12, 2011, and the film was released on Boxing Day in the United Kingdom.

Soundtrack

Main article: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack)

The soundtrack was created by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who previously collaborated with Fincher for the soundtrack of The Social Network.

Though not included on the soundtrack the song "Orinoco Flow" by Enya is featured in a pivotal scene during the film.[25]

Reception

So far, the film has received critical acclaim amongst various publications and critics; film aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has cited that 85% of 136 critics have reviewed the film positively. The site's consensus states: "Brutal yet captivating, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the result of David Fincher working at his lurid best with total role commitment from star Rooney Mara."[26]

Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Fincher has made The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo into an electrifying movie by turning the audience into addicts of the forbidden, looking for the sick and twisted things we can't see." While rewarding the film an "A" and praising Fincher's direction, he also gave high marks to Rooney Mara's performance which he stated "draws us to a quality deep inside her beyond her ability to solve a crime. By the end, she can feel something, maybe a touch of tenderness."[27]

Rooney Mara has received universal acclaim for her performance, with Entertainment Weekly calling her a "revelation" going on to say that "Mara acts with a quiet power – a rage chilled into silence – that is almost ghostly." Variety noted her performance is "hypnotic and fearless".

Daniel Craig has also received critical notice for his performance as Mikael Blomkvist who was described by David Germain of the Associated Press "as an anchor of cool rationality and judiciousness." Germain gave the film a 3.5/4 rating.[28]

David Denby, writing for The New Yorker, who created much controversy over his publishing of his review before the December 13th review embargo ended,[29] reacted positively to the film and stated that it "is a bleak but mesmerizing piece of filmmaking; it offers a glancing, chilled view of a world in which brief moments of loyalty flicker between repeated acts of betrayal."[30] Denby also gave praise to Rooney Mara saying "Mara steals every scene she's in."

Scott Tobias of AV Club gave the film a "B+" rating, praising the chemistry between Mara and Craig.

Reacting negatively to the film, Ed Gonzalez, writing for Slant, described the film as "The most handsome funeral procession ever mounted--which is, in the end, better than feeling like you're the corpse lying inside the coffin."[31]

Niels Arden Oplev, the director of the 2009 Swedish film adaptation, has been quoted as saying, "Why would they remake something when they can just go see the original?"[32]

H&M

Costume designer Trish Summerville created a clothing line in collaboration with the company H&M based on Lisbeth's wardrobe from the film. The "Dragon Tattoo Collection" debuted exclusively at the boutique Colette in Paris, France on November 28, 2011, and had a limited run at 100 select stores as well as the company's website on December 14.[33]

Accolades

Date of ceremony Award Category Recipient(s) Result
December 11, 2011 American Film Institute Awards 2011[34] Top 10 Films
January 12, 2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[35] Best Editing Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall Pending
Best Composer Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Pending
December 19, 2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[36] Best Original Score Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Nominated
January 15, 2012 Golden Globe Awards[37] Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Rooney Mara Pending
Best Original Score Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Pending
December 1, 2011 National Board of Review Awards[38] Top Ten Films
Breakthrough Performance Rooney Mara (Shared with Felicity Jones) Won
December 19, 2011 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards[39] Best Director David Fincher Nominated
Best Actress Rooney Mara Won
Best Cinematography Jeff Cronenweth Nominated
Best Music Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Nominated
Best Scene Opening credits Won
December 5, 2011 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Score Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Nominated

See also

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