David Fincher's Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
David Fincher's eccentric film resume gives him the upper hand in this needless remake. The tone of the film is in perfect balance with last years Social Network. In the future people will discuss the pre Social Network era of Fincher and the post as if one film divided his work. There is a sense of authorship in Alien 3, The Game, Seven, Fight Club, Panic Room, Zodiac, and Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Each of his films relied heavily on inventive cinematography, whether it was amazingly orchestrated movements of the camera or his ability to light his scenes in a way to aide in character development. There is a contrast on the celluloid that cannot easily be explained - a mysterious secret ingredient that allows for an immediate identification that the film is indeed a Fincher creation. The Social Network is Fincher's transitory film within his oeuvre. The cinematography and lighting are the same, while less extravagant. ...