The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
At 39%, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is below average — but the pattern matters. It has strong rounds and weak rounds, and the weak ones tend to be the finals. Fincher's coldest film demands a level of engagement that not every voter brings to a bracket. Rooney Mara's Lisbeth Salander is unforgettable for those who stayed locked in.
Synopsis
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
Strong enough to reach the final at 51% in the semis, not strong enough to win it at 20%. The pattern is consistent enough across tournaments to define The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Against Fight Club, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo wins only 0%. Some matchups simply don't go your way. The Social Network causes similar problems at 20%.
The path through Best of David Fincher always ends the same way for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: a final against Se7en, a 73% loss rate. So close and so consistent.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sits at #7 of David Fincher's 9 films. The filmography spans from Fight Club (56%) down to Alien³ (34%).
Dead last in Best of David Fincher.
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