Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Sven-Bertil Taube
A crime, psychological thriller of epic proportions has every theme (serial killer, abusive tendencies, relationship trauma, murder mystery) rolled into a saga that's part of the Swedish author Steign Larsson's popular trilogy. Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) a brooding, withdrawn misanthrope of a young woman when asked to dig up research on defamed reporter Micke's (Michael Nyqvist) life, she finds his records clean and long after her job's done, she keeps a hacker's trail on him. She learns he's investigating the disappearance of a 16-yr old girl forty years ago from a very wealthy business family. Henrik Vanger the tycoon of the business empire funds this investigation but there are others in the Vanger family who could be prime suspects and are not quite in favor of Micke's prying into the past.
Thrilling in every sense, the film carries forward deftly maintaining an evenly paced mystery reminding me of the well made Run Lola Run. This femme--dark, destructive, vulnerable, yet oddly powerful--cuts a raw, likeable figure.
Rating: Four stars.
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