Like the Swedish version, it's not a perfect adaptation of the novel - though one could argue how translatable to film the novel really is - but I think Fincher's version works better as a standalone film than Niels Arden Oplev's. Rooney Mara delivers a good performance, but lacks the ferocity of Noomi Rapace's turn as Lisbeth.

The best film I've seen so far this year, certainly Refn's best work to date. He's taken his art to a whole new level with this one. Gosling is superb.

I enjoyed this more than the original. Surprised it's doing so poorly at the box office.

My expectations could not have been lower for this film, yet I was still disappointed.

Some really good work went into this. Director Todd Cole and DP Matt Lloyd are definitely on my radar now.

Saw this at SIFF. I actually wish this film had been a little longer. Would have liked it more if it took a little extra time to flesh out all of the characters. There's a lot of fun to be had, though - it's The Hunger meets The Lost Boys with a welcome feminine twist.

Aronofsky continues to be one of my favorite auteurs, yet I can't help feeling like he played it a little too safe with this one. Very well done, though.

An excellent collaborative effort, though most involved have done better work outside this particular project. Still, very well done.

Any nitpicking to length or pacing aside, the one undeniable truth of this film is Noomi Rapace's fearless performance. I was completely captivated by her and eagerly await the arrival of the remaining two films in the trilogy to US cinemas. Bottom line - it's an excellent film that doesn't need the inevitable Hollywood remake.

Sure to be a film of much debate. While I am not one to blindly drink the Scorsese Kool-Aid, I found it to be exactly what he intended - an homage to classic psychological thrillers.

The Spierig brothers continue to grow as directors, but take a nosedive with the script on this one. Plot twists that bear no weight due to underdeveloped characters, coupled with an absolute train wreck of an ending, make this film a severe disappointment.

You would think that compared to today's blatantly grotesque horror films this would look laughable, yet I found it to be more atmospheric and disturbing than most of what gets branded as "horror" these days.

On a visual level, Carnival of Souls is superb. But beyond that, it just wasn't a film I could connect with. The editing, music and dialogue are just too heavy-handed, even for 1962.