Review: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

This remake of the Swedish crime thriller does most things bigger and better, but not that much is different to make it worth going out of the way to watch for fans of the original.

The main difference this time around is that this feels more like a film instead of TV episode (though when US TV whore Alan Dale pops up you could be forgiven for being mistaken), thanks to Fincher's eye for cinematography and another pulsating soundtrack from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

As always, Fincher can always be relied on for an excellent title sequence, but in the case the Bond-esque take on Immigrant Song feels totally out of place with the rest of the film, unlike his previous efforts which complement the existing material.

However, what this film can't fix are the problems with the source material, suddenly swapping from crime thriller to Mission Impossible style chases and heists towards the end still mean things don't ever wind down satisfactorily - and there are times during the two and half hours that feel like like you're watching an Apple advert with the amount of product placement.