Review: ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Suggests the Term
“Lesser-Fincher” Is an Oxymoron  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
is the first book (and film) in Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s
bestselling Millenium Trilogy. The books have sold 65 million
copies worldwide, and the three Swedish films have done
blockbuster business throughout Europe and excessively well
during limited runs here in the States. This much we know.  The
mohawked elephant in the room though is David Fincher‘s American
remake/adaptation that hits theaters this week.  Was it
necessary to remake something already popular on such a global
scale? Can Fincher improve upon Niels Arden Oplev’s original
film? Can Rooney Mara do an equal or better job with the role
that made Noomi Rapace an international star?  No. Yes. And hell
yes.  Mikael Blomqvist (Daniel Craig) is a magazine editor who’s
just lost his credibility and his life savings thanks to an
accusatory cover story of his that couldn’t hold up against a
charge of libel. Lisbeth Salander (