Movie | The Girl Who Played With Fire | PASs

Somebody claimed that the remake of the original film and the actress that played the hero were both inferior to the original. So, I went back and watched the original trilogy to verify my disagreement with that claim.

Sure enough, while they are excellent (on both counts), the remake has far more style, is much more creepy, the action better choreographed, the direction in another league (no surprise there), the cinematography hands-down better and the Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross soundtrack far superior. Whether the original actress is better than the actress in the remake is most certainly open to interpretation, but I'd say she was more compelling in the remake too. I'd rather see more of Rooney Mara. I even thought Daniel Craig was better.

Another thing I'd forgotten was how stupid the writer made the characters. They're more than willing to walk straight into potentially life-threatening situations without a plan or back-up. That's downplayed in the remake, which I greatly appreciated. They may be more blockbuster superhero-ish, but it's much less frustrating and eye-roll causing.

Besides all of that, these are must-see (very) adult thriller classics.