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千禧年杂志发行人同时也是财经记者的布隆维斯特（丹尼尔·克雷格饰）因为涉及毁谤企业家温纳斯壮一案被判高额赔偿金。事发不久，名誉破产，被迫去职的布隆威斯特接获了范耶尔企业大家长亨利范耶尔（克里斯托弗·普卢默饰）邀请，要求他远赴赫德史塔岛撰写范耶尔家族史，范耶尔并提出高薪和对温纳斯壮不利的证据，企图吸引布隆维斯特答应。

布隆威斯特发现事情并不单纯，原来撰写家族史只是一个借口，亨利的实际目的，是要他深入调查家族中失踪近四十年的海莉命案。在调查过程中，布隆维斯特不断遭遇瓶颈，但在意外得知范耶尔曾聘请一位精通网路调查的骇客莎兰德〈鲁妮·玛拉〉调查过自己的身世后，布隆维斯特决定和这名神秘但聪明的女孩合作抽丝剥茧揭开这宗命案背后涉及的谎言和秘密。

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I was attracted to David Fincher's 2011 film 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' after first seeing the trailer, where I caught a glimpse of the movie's terrific opening: A Bond-style monochrome accompanied by the piercing scores of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, which defined the dark tone of the movie. This, along with the image of Rooney Mara in a punk outfit with an intimidating dragon tattoo, and a hint of her character's social ineptitude, added to my expectation of the movie's eeriness. I had a feeling that this was going to be a cool movie!

But the work of director David Fincher and the late author Stieg Larsson still took me by surprise. Set inthe Scandinavian country of Sweden, known for its highly developed welfare system, the novel-to-movie adaptation/remake explores the dark side of Swedish society which many average moviegoers are unaware of. The late Nordic journalist and writer Stieg Larsson carried out independent research on the country's right-wing extremism; his 'Millennium' trilogy, which includes 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', was one of his attempts to expose his political enemies.

This explains the dark tone of the movie which directly approaches the subjects of murder, rape and Nazism. A novel containing such a wealth of political and moral connotations is one hell of project for a director to tackle, but as it turns out, David Fincher has managed to do a pretty good job. I haven't read the original novel, but based on what little I know, Fincher has retained the structure that Larsson employed, uniting the two main characters only half way into the film. The screen is almost always tinted in black and white, reflecting the movie's dark undertones. But for the duration of the movie, 158 minutes in total,I was gripped by the storyline.

Fincher is aided by the excellent performance of actress Rooney Mara. Her successful portrayal of a misfitsuper hacker with a tragic childhood and a social disability earned her an Academy Award nomination. In the movie, Rooney's character exhibits a readiness to repay her offenders with swift cruelty and her friendswith heartfelt warmth.

Usually, I don't have the stomach for dark crime movies, but 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is the coolest movie I've seen recently and it really intrigued me. I am seriously contemplating reading the originalnovel in order to be plunged back into this dark and mysterious world. On my scale from one to ten, this one gets an eight.

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