'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' fails to live up to standard set by predecessor

Familiarity breeds nagging comparisons rather than contempt in David Fincher’s English-language remake of Niels Arden Oplev’s acclaimed crime thriller, adapted from the best-seller by Stieg Larsson.

'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' fails to live up to standard set by predecessor

Familiarity breeds nagging comparisons rather than contempt in David Fincher’s English-language remake of Niels Arden Oplev’s acclaimed crime thriller, adapted from the best-seller by Stieg Larsson.

It’s been less than two years since British audiences gnawed their nails to the cuticle watching the graphically violent original – the opening chapter of a trilogy also comprising 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' and 'The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest'.

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