I had the fortune to see the film before reading the book. After reading the book it's very clear that it is superior to the film, but when I watched the film I was not biased. I had the pleasure to watch the film without being angry that it did not have this scene from the book or this character from page 448. The movie is pretty awesome. It's a mystery. We open with Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist), a reporter for Millenium magazine who has just been convicted of libel. Before he has to show up for his jail time, however, he is approached by a very old head of a swedish empire. His name is Henrik Vanger and he tells Blomkvist he wants him to solve the murder of his niece Hariet who disappeared decades ago. Blomkvist is dismayed, for the case has been looked at hundreds of times by the local police and Vanger himself. However, Blomkvist makes headway with the help of one of the most original and intriguing movie characters in recent memory. She is Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace). She wears goth black, has multiple piercings, multiple tattoos, and a troubled past. She is constantly fascinating as the computer whiz punk girl. She is like Uma Thurman in the Kill Bill series. She takes matters into her own hands.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which, if it had been translated from the title its writer wanted would be Man Hate Woman is one of the best foreign films of 2010. It is an engrossing mystery, well shot, and finally devastating.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: ★★★1/2
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