I love movies that keep me gasping for air. The new Swedish version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is one of those films. The film is based on the international best seller by the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson.
The plot involves a journalist who joins forces with a damaged young woman to research the disappearance of a tycoon’s favorite niece. It’s a brilliant adaptation with a sensational performance by Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander.
I wasn’t sure what I thought of Lisbeth at the movie’s start, but by the end of the film, she becomes a true heroine. She is clever and powerful as she helps to solve a 40 year-old mystery. Her role as computer hacker turned detective also helps her to come to terms with her own past.
I haven’t read the book but I certainly plan to. If this is a trilogy, I need to jump on the wagon. This film is thought-provoking and a wonderful “page turner” as the plot slowly unravels.
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