The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Music Box Films | Release Date: March 19, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
31
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Boxoffice MagazineTim Cogshell
A dark and brooding story that only gets more disturbing over the course its 152 minute runtime. Read full review
60
VarietyBoyd Van Hoeij
More of an action-light whodunit than a real thriller, and more of a CliffsNotes version than a deeply disturbing portrait of what's wrong with contempo Sweden. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Director Niels Arden Oplev keeps the action relatively tight. But he revels in the story’s sadism to an uncomfortable degree, especially in a needlessly vile rape scene. Two more sequels are coming. Here’s hoping there’s just a little less hate in each. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The cluttered narrative leaves little room for character development, though director Niels Arden Oplev does manage to accommodate plenty of gratuitous torture and rape. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Though Ms. Rapace is a fine professional scowler, with cheekbones that thrust like knives and a pout that’s mostly pucker, she tends to register as an intriguing idea instead of a thoroughly realized character. She more or less looks the part that the filmmakers don’t let her fully play. Read full review
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