A decent foreign film: The girl with the Dragon Tattoo

A murder mystery in Swedish, which is soon to be made into an English movie with Daniel Craig in it.
An idealistic journalist and a hacker team up to unravel the mystery that has been surrounding the strange disappearance of an old billionaire's niece since 40 years. The movie encircles around the main character's lives' stories and the mystery at hand. The hacker girl (with the dragon tattoo) has had a victim's life. Her past and present conditions shown are quite disturbing (not suitable for young viewers).
The billionaire's family, his estate and the mystery surrounding the girl have been shown quite nicely, flavored with eerie Swedish country side, cold relatives and gruesome murders that had been happening in the area. The plot created goes down quite well.
The direction is good. Could have been better. The story picks off and goes well in between, but ends a bit flat. Various possibilities have been added to keep the viewer interested. Acting is ok too.
Recommended for the people who want to find out what the fuss is about the book that's being called a bestseller. Was planning to read it till I had seen half of the movie. Now, not so much. :P
All in all, a decent watch when you don't have a movie that you know is definitely better.
P.S. if the book has the same story, I don't recommend buying it. You have already read something better. :)

6.5 stars out of 10. Don't feel like giving more. :P