"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is a the first installment of the Swedish mystery/thriller series based on the books by tieg Larsson . It's about a troubled hacker, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace), and an investigative journalist framed for slander, Mikael Blomkvist (played by Michael Nyqvist) who together attempt to solve a 40-year-old murder mystery. "Girl" is an intense movie due to its subject matter as well at its pacing. There's not a moment that isn't either exciting or anxious. The plot, while engaging, is not especially original. One problem with this film is that a major plot point -- the graphic depiction of a tragic event -- is placed in an awkward point in the film's timeline; unfortunately, the placement of this horrific, heartrending scene makes it somewhat gratuitous.
"Girl"'s real strength lies in its characters, Lisbeth and Mikael. Mikael is a good journalist, a good detective, and a good man; he grows to care for Lisbeth, though she won't or can't receive and reciprocate the affection. Lisbeth is fascinating as the wronged badass looking for justice and revenge. It's not that nothing scares her, it's just that nothing is too violent or brutal to stop her from dealing out her brand of justice. Viewers will probably agree, however, that the rapists and murderers deserve her kind of justice.
(Note: This film isn't for everyone interested in mysteries -- it has a good deal of graphic, brutal sex and violence that will be disturbing to many viewers. Though most of this is justified, the most brutal scene may not be.)
"Girl"'s real strength lies in its characters, Lisbeth and Mikael. Mikael is a good journalist, a good detective, and a good man; he grows to care for Lisbeth, though she won't or can't receive and reciprocate the affection. Lisbeth is fascinating as the wronged badass looking for justice and revenge. It's not that nothing scares her, it's just that nothing is too violent or brutal to stop her from dealing out her brand of justice. Viewers will probably agree, however, that the rapists and murderers deserve her kind of justice.
(Note: This film isn't for everyone interested in mysteries -- it has a good deal of graphic, brutal sex and violence that will be disturbing to many viewers. Though most of this is justified, the most brutal scene may not be.)
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