In The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo crusading
journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist ) is heading for
prison after losing a big-time defamation case, but before he is locked
up he is offered a bit of freelance investigating work from a reclusive
millionaire who believes that the killer of a long dead relative is
taunting him. He wants to know who is
sending him mementoes that only the dead girl knew about, but while
Mikael is good at old-fashioned investigating he's not so flash with
computers - which is where the titular girl Lisbeth Salander (Noomi
Rapace) comes in. A hard-boiled
hacker with a fashion sense that runs to leather and piercings, she's
just the woman for the job - if she can get out of her parole officer's
greasy grasp, that is. Much of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, while slickly done and always engaging, is by-the-numbers
conspiracy material; it's only Lisbeth's presence that really shakes
things up and gives this film its edge. It's no wonder she became the star of the series, as while The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a good thriller, she's the only truly memorable thing about it. DVD Special Features
The flick has been quite the cult success in Australia - it seems we
love to read and see indie cinema! Therefore the DVD is jam packed with
extras including a UK Trailer, the Swedish Trailer, as well as the
sneak peak at The Girl Who Played With Fire Trailer and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest Trailer.
A must have for fans of the books series.
Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 65%
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