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David Fincher’s 2011 mystery thriller ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ showcases the corrosive effects of human evil that when left unsolved can be burned and linger within the fading memory of a dying town. The film is a hyper realistic depiction of a disgraced journalistic and his assistant trying to solve a 40-year-old mystery regarding a missing woman on a remote Swedish island.
Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) plays a journalist that has been publicly discredited due to a libel lawsuit. He is approached by businessman Henrik Vanger who as a form of redemption offer an invitation for Mikael to solve a 40-year-old mystery surrounding Hedestead Island involving the disappearance of his then teenage niece. Mikael is joined by Lisbeth Slander (Rooney Mara) an asocial hacker to investigate the disappearance as they encounter the presence of a malevolent human evil hidden deep within the island and its many secrets.
The film offers a tight, masterfully written and directed narrative that explores the deepest human depravities covered deep within a dying town. The performances delivered by both Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara deserves special commendation as their characters fit perfectly within the world created by Fincher. Mara gives a career defining performance as the brilliant yet damaged Lisbeth, who must work together with a man that she had contributed to bring down.
The film emphasizes the infiltration of evil within this small island frozen in time. The new age Stockholm showcased in the first act is well juxtaposed to the island, a place covered in snow and misery, dying against the backdrop of a new world Sweden.
The ideas of ‘new’ and ‘old’ are well contrasted by the horrors of corporate espionage of the ‘new world’ to the physical evil lingering within the cold winter nights of Hedestead island. An aging memorial housing relics of generational traumas and sins.
‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ is a complete body of work from Fincher perfectly adapted from the original source material. A true underrated gem.
Rating: 5/5
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