Rating: 7.0/10Genre: Thriller
Overall value for time and money: 6.7/10
A dark thriller about how a righteous and resourceful journalist is aided by a female hacker (the girl with the dragon tattoo) in his new assignment - to uncover the truth behind a girl who has been missing for 40 years.
First off, the movie didn't explain much as to why the "case" was brought up 40 years later. *spoilers ahead* The analysis and gathering of all the information by her uncle who was the one who employed the services of the journalist didn't need to take 40 years. Also, the breaking of the case at the end of the story by the journalist and the female hacker, by which even the authorities couldn't crack seemed a little far-fetched.
Rationally speaking, a case which was "closed" 40 years ago should be near to impossible for a detective to solve, let alone a journalist and a female hacker. But if you're one who isn't too perturbed by such irrationalities, and loves dark film noir, then this movie might be the one for you. Because of its screen time of 2.5hours, it gives sufficient character buildup for each of the 2 protagonists. Initially, I had thought that the girl with the dragon tattoo was the missing girl... and the female hacker being the one with the dragon tattoo seemed a little off because she was anything but your typical heroine.
The subplots as well as the main plot was a little disturbing, reminded me of Blue Velvet and it seemed a little "sick". Not for the wimpy who cannot stomach slasher movie but this is similar to one. Not so much the gore but the level of "darkness" behind it. Well, it didn't score that high on my ratings because though engaging, it was too melancholy and monotonous at times. Both protoganists looked anything less than ordinary and they just didn't give me the "wow" or "good" feel about them. Though I didn't regret catching this Swedish movie, it's definitely not one in which I would sing praises of.
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