Here, however — even in just a preview — the language adjustment seems to make the performances and story more immersive. Combined with a charging, tinkling score that crescendos and Fincher’s deft visual work, which builds palpable atmosphere in mere snatches of full scenes, this feels like a separate beast from Oplev’s film. Same story, same characters (minor deviations remain to be seen, such as in a scene depicting Lisbeth’s run-in with her abusive counselor that may or may not hold back from where the Swedish film went), slightly different mood and temperature. It’s unknown whether or not the eight-minute preview will be attached to theatrical Sony/Screen Gems screenings beyond the Mouth Taped Shut promo events, but keep your eyes peeled for it to debut online in the coming weeks, perhaps in the form of a shrewdly timed “leak.”