Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

I went to see this movie not knowing what to expect. I admittedly never read the book, but had found it intriguing that there seemed so many people around who had, and recommended it. Although it is usually preferable to read the book before seeing the movie (at least in my humble opinion). But a friend wanted to go see it, and I just shrugged and thought, "Ah, what the hell?"

This is a really good movie! Dramatic and intense. Sexy, at times, even – although in an unexpected and unconventional manner. It is a suspense movie, but does not seem overly cliché or overdone. In fact, it is a movie that intrigued me enough that I now definitely want to read the book, which seems like a good thing!

This story takes place in Sweden. Mikael Blomkvist (say that three times fast!) is a disgraced reporter with an uncertain future, but he gets a strange job offer that proves to be stronger than his initial resistance, and it concerns solving a murder that happened forty years earlier! The woman who helped to discredit his story, Salander (the girl with the dragon tattoo), has her own problems, to say the least. She is nonetheless eventually recruited by Blomkvist to help solve the murder. They impress one another with their abilities to see things that others simply would not, and the suspense builds as they start to find more clues and connect the dots.

An excellent film that keeps you intrigued and, at some points, even on the edge of your seat. If you like action and intrigue, you could certainly do worse than this one! Recommended!