'Dragon Tattoo' Remake is a Haunting Beauty from Fincher

Rooney Mara assumes the mantle of anti-social cyber hacker, Lisabeth Salander in this remake.

As of late, it seems like Sweden has constantly been getting the goods. From 2008’s Let the Right One In to 2009’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, these titles have not only captivated Swedish cinemaphiles, but those abroad and particularly those here in the United States. The only drawback, reading subtitles. Granted there is a solution. Either dub the language or remake the film for domestic audiences. 

Enter 2010’s Let Me In, which actually gave horror an intellectual feel for a change and now one year later, an American version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. And what better way to reinterpret the first of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy than the master of serial killer thrillers himself, David Fincher. Like the Swedish adaptation, Fincher intricately crafts Tattoo as a thriller about a damaged publisher and an antisocial hacker recruited to uncover a decades-old mystery about the murder of a corporate heiress.

'Game of Shadows' Contributes to the Web of Sherlock's Success

Back again, Sherlock and Watson find themselves on the brink of global catastrophe.

There is always that incredible sense of satisfaction when a re-imagination of a classic just doesn’t break out from the pack, but more importantly deserves to.  Back in 2009, Guy Ritchie did exactly that in tackling Sherlock Holmes, which has been interpreted more times than one can count, and the start of new adventures for the legendary detective and his dear, dear Watson. 

Elementary you might say, but without the chemistry of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law with Ritchie helming this project, Sherlock could have easily been a thrown together cash-in on the century-plus-old brand name. Far from it. Fast forward two years later; Ritchie, Downey Jr. and Law team up once more for the anticipated sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. In this sequel, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in the midst of the plot of a mastermind, which could ignite a world war.