Even now as David Fincher's "remake" of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
inches closer to release, I still wonder what the true blockbuster potential for it is. The Swedish adaptations of Stieg Larsson's crazy popular trilogy were solid but plodding flicks with one extremely charismatic performance by Noomi Rapace. They also kicked all sorts of ass around the globe....except for here where they did ok for a tiny art house venture. Fincher's version promises to have a little more energy and action, which might rub some fans the wrong way. If you need proof of exactly where Fincher is going with it, all you need to do is peep out this leaked red band trailer for the film. It's fucking wild...Totally unreal, get the adrenaline pumpin' stuff. That electric score combined with the frenetic pacing of the cuts completely embody the enigmatic lead character, tough as nails computer hacker Lisbeth Salander(Rooney Mara). And how good is that tagline? "The Feel Bad Movie Of Christmas"?
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo surrounds a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist(Daniel Craig), who is hired to solve a decades old missing person's case. The investigation is being hampered by a number of wealthy, crooked men. To assist in the case, Blomkvist acquires the aid of troubled computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, who has no small share of problems of her own, mostly dealing with shady men in her life.
If anything the trailer gets across just how violent this movie should be. Could this possibly be an awards contender? It's due to hit theaters on December 21st!
