There's tension galore, and plenty of distinct Fincherian touches, in the material unveiled Thursday for the English-language slated for a Christmas release. But from the story beats to the locations, there's also a feeling we've seen it all before. Which, of course, we have, in Niels Arden Oplev's earlier Swedish-language release.
As Blomkvist and Salander get further into the mystery, clues and events come at us faster and faster until the trailer finishes in a barrage of quick cuts.For those worried that Fincher would take too many liberties with Stieg Larsson's original novel or depart from Oplev's well-received first film, they're given little reason for concern here.
But does the faithfulness also work against the movie? Anxiety about deviation mutates into the opposite problem, the one gnawing at this film from the beginning: If Fincher hews too closely to what we've already seen, why do we need a new movie in the first place?
The deja vu problem is especially evident in Mara's performance. The actress holds her own in shoes previously filled by Noomi Rapace, channeling the Swedish upstart at her brooding best. That's a compliment, but it also means she doesn't really give us a good reason to watch the character again.
Now, Fincher has released a new trailer -- actually, a shorter cut of a sizzle reel recently shown to the press -- that works to establish the backstories of Salander and Bomkvist and explain how the two investigators, both forced underground, come to work together to solve a murder.
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