Redband Tease of Fincher’s ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Leaks
UPDATE: In HD on Apple now.
Now this is what I’m talking about.
I read the first in Stieg Larsson’s increasingly ubiquitous Millenium Trilogy last summer, and I quite enjoyed it. Granted, it was silly, over-the-top, and more often than not a little self-serious, but it was a fun pulpy ride. And, more importantly, one that could easily lend itself to a great movie. Something the inexplicably acclaimed Swedish version assuredly wasn’t. The Swedish film was a fine (and slavishly faithful) adaptation, sure, but it was more interesting in slogging through every plot beat rather than telling an interesting or involving story. Frankly, it played like a TV movie, and that’s what happens when you literally adapt Stieg Larsson.
But David Fincher isn’t the kinda guy who will go and do something silly like that. Even though this is a true teaser trailer in every sense of the word — one that shows a lot while showing very little, it’s already convinced me that we’re gonna see a better film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo this Christmas. Not a better adaptation (that’s still up in the air), but a better film. As movies like L.A. Confidential and The Godfather have shown, sometimes that’s the right call when making material cinematic. The latter film took a lousy book and made it a seminal classic. I’m not holding Fincher to those expectations, but it’s important to note. In any case, this looks angry, and propulsive, and punk rock, and like that perfectly Fincher-esque amalgamation of gloss and grime. Needless to say, I dig it.
Hold on a sec though; can we take a second to acknowledge that tagline? Or that amazing remix of “Immigrant Song” that keeps this trailer moving, courtesy of Karen O and Trent Reznor? Awesome.
I’ll update this when a glossy, Quicktime version of this is out, but you know when to look for the “feel bad movie of Christmas” in theaters. Just try not to judge Fincher by the book.
