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千禧年雜志發行人同時也是財經記者的布隆維斯特（丹尼爾·克雷格飾）因為涉及毀謗企業家溫納斯壯一案被判高額賠償金。事發不久，名譽破產，被迫去職的布隆威斯特接獲了范耶爾企業大家長亨利范耶爾（克里斯托弗·普盧默飾）邀請，要求他遠赴赫德史塔島撰寫范耶爾家族史，范耶爾并提出高薪和對溫納斯壯不利的證據，企圖吸引布隆維斯特答應。

布隆威斯特發現事情并不單純，原來撰寫家族史只是一個借口，亨利的實際目的，是要他深入調查家族中失蹤近四十年的海莉命案。在調查過程中，布隆維斯特不斷遭遇瓶頸，但在意外得知范耶爾曾聘請一位精通網路調查的駭客莎蘭德〈魯妮·瑪拉〉調查過自己的身世后，布隆維斯特決定和這名神秘但聰明的女孩合作抽絲剝繭揭開這宗命案背后涉及的謊言和秘密。

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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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