The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (American): 4.5/5
Brutal and brilliant. Loved every moment of this film. This film outclasses the Swedish film in every way, as well as doing away with some pointless stuff that the Swedish film had.
Rooney Mara deserves Oscar nomination, at minimum. She's mesmerizing, and disappears into the role. Daniel Craig is just as good as Mikael. He's focused, he's vulnerable and he's just plain damn good. All the supporting actors such as Christopher Plummer and Skellan Skarsgard bring their A-Game as well.
The cinematography is pristine, yet gives off a very gritty and tense vibe. It fits the film perfectly. The score is also tense, and fits the mood of each scene flawlessly.
The film does have an occasional pacing issue or two, but it doesn't do anything to detract from the film.
David Fincher nailed it.
PS: Opening Credits were AWESOME.