Movie Reviewer Andy McKinney says "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is first rate

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A terrific novel, translated to the screen successfully, benefits from a first rate script, excellent directing and good performances by fine actors

    

Andy says, "Writer/producer Steven Zaillian takes a terrific novel and translates it to the screen successfully.   He is responsible for such other successful movies as Money Ball and American Gangster, both of which I reviewed favorably.  Director David Fincher filmed much of this bleak tale in the bleak winter of Sweden, making the whole enterprise even bleaker, quite appropriately.  He also directed the recent Social Network and the thrillers Fight Club and Seven.  This first rate movie had the benefit of a first rate script with excellent directing and good performances by fine actors.  This is how four saw blade movies get made."