The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo takes us into the investigation of one Harriet Vanger, who disappeared when she was just 16 years old and has been missing for the last 40 years. Still distraught about Harriet's case, her uncle, Henrik Vanger, hires troubled journalist Mikael Blomksvist to find out what happened.
Why did Daniel Craig enter his enemy's house? He felt suspicious but still entered it.
The first cinematic instalment of the bestselling thriller 'Millennium' book series by Steig Larson is one that is certainly worth a watch if you haven't already. It focuses on computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (a star making performance by Noomi Rapace) and journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) whose paths cross when Salander is discovered spying on his work on his current case involving the 40-year old disappearance of a young girl.
Very unusual movie. The violence in it is beautifully intertwined with a complex dramatic plot.
Heavy movie. The number of violent scenes was too much for me.
Having watched and thoroughly enjoyed the Swedish language versions of the millennium trilogy, (the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire, & the girl who kicked the hornets nest) I was very interested in seeing what the amazing David Fincher would bring to the table with his American version. I was not disappointed.
First of all, It is the best Daniel Craig acting until now, it is far away from average 007 acting, it is deep and has a complex story. The director made a amazing work getting all the puzzles together.
The Millennium Trilogy has become a publishing sensation, selling millions of around the world and made its author Stieg Larsson a household name after his death. A film adaptation was always going to be in high demand and the Swedish version is to make a feature film of the first novel and TV adaptation of the other two novels and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is one of the most successful Swedish films to date.
I've not read the book on which this is based, so I have no idea how faithful it is, but this bleak mystery is a fairly entertaining watch. I did watch the English dub, and I think something may have been lost in translation as the performances as a whole were a bit off, with the exception of Noomi Rapace, who was excellent.
