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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (English subtitled) |  | Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube
Studio: Music Box Films
Category: Movie
Buy New: $1.99
as of 9/4/2010 21:11 EDT details
Seller: Amazon Video On Demand
Rating:  214 reviews
Sales Rank: 8
Genre: Art House
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 153 Minutes
ASIN: B003TTWJJO
Theatrical Release Date: March 19, 2010
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vanger's are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves. |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 214
 Well written, but disturbing. September 4, 2010
Kelly Wood (Belvidere, IL United States)
I decided to rent this on a whim, having never read the books, or knowing anything in regards to the movie.
I do have to say that it is one of the most well written scripts I've watched in a very long time. The characters were as fleshed out as I would expect from a good book, so I am glad to see that (sometimes others' reviews about the book translating well only really applies if you've read the book), and truthfully, this was oddly captivating and disturbing film, a unabashedly brutal look into a family's mysterious past that ends up bringing more than two strangers together.
Lisbeth is so well written and played that I want to know more about her, why she is the way she is - a very sympathetic character, regardless of the things she does, or perhaps, because of the things she does.
I look forward to reading the books, that's for sure.
 The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo September 3, 2010
Dale S. Loquasto
The movie is not quite as good as the book. The movie did tie up the book's plot in a reasonable fashion and it did keep my interest.
 Moral bankruptcy all around September 2, 2010
Yahzi (USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Did anybody else notice that virtually every character in this story is morally bankrupt?
- The hero is a self-important jackass who lacks the moral courage to deal with monsters. Even after almost being murdered by a sadist (who he knows has tortured and murdered many innocent girls) he says he couldn't have killed the sadist. No doubt because such a crass act would stain his moral purity.
- The heroine thinks that raping somebody is an adequate response to being raped. Did it never occur to her that her raping guardian might be raping other women, and that exposing him might bring his other crimes to light? No, all she cares about it is getting her revenge and her way. Once the guy is no longer hassling her, he drops out of the picture. He's free to brutalize other helpless girls - as long as he doesn't bother her.
- Which leads to the alleged victim, Harriet, who has run away from home after being raped by her sadistic father and brother. She knows they have committed at least 5 murders. Yet, for 40 years, she says nothing. She runs off to live her life; having escaped the depredations of her brother, she blithely forgets any other potential victims. It never once, in 40 years, occurs to her that the monster that was trained by his father to kill innocent women might still be doing it. Nor does it occur to her that the families of the victims she knows about might be entitled to know something of their child's fate or have some chance at justice.
Every single character in this story seems to think their moral duty stops the moment they are no longer inconvenienced. This isn't a movie about a sociopath; it is a movie about an entire society of sociopaths. I hated all of these characters. The only person who acts with even the slightest bit of integrity is the lawyer. We see him conscientiously carrying out his duties, even when it's mildly difficult for him.
Think about that: this movie presents a lawyer as the only person capable of thinking about his duty to others. That's Stieg's understanding of morality: morality is something you're paid to do.
I guess the old billionaire is presented as innocent: he never did anything wrong. Well, except for receiving a message from his niece's murderer for 40 years and yet not bothering to hire a competent security team to find the guy. Seriously, what's the point of being a billionaire if you can't find out who sent you a package... 40 times?
The difference between this movie and trash like the Saw series is that the Saw series admits it's all about the titillation; while this piece of hackery pretends it isn't. If you're going to make torture porn, you might as well be honest about it.
Not for the Slow of Mind or the Prudish September 1, 2010
RFC (East Coast)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent movie that I thuroughly enjoyed. There are lots of well-written reviews already, so let me add a couple of details.
Not for the Slow of Mind: Lots of information from the book is crammed into this movie, and this leads to a complex, and deliciously intricate plot. I liked it, but folks who like movies such as "The Hangover" will likely not. If one concentrates, one will be rewarded with a gem of a plot, that teasingly unravels while taking a few twists and turns away from that which would normally be expected. You can regard the plot as the normal crime-type thriller, or - with greater joy - regard the movie as the story of one way troubled girl who deals with her problems as the movie unfolds. No, her issues (like burning her father up) are not resolved (Hollywood style), but dealt with.
Not for the Prudish. This is not a movie about sex, but a movie which includes a bit of sex as part of the plot. The "R" rating is well deserved, but the movie should not offend 99% of the adults who purchase it.
Tank Girl's Swedish Cousin September 1, 2010
Peter Baklava (Charles City, Iowa)
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" builds on the legacy of many previous, popular movies. It could be described as a composite of Agatha Christie mysteries, "The DaVinci Code", "Hard Candy", "Silence of the Lambs" and the serial killer movies in toto, "La Femme Nikita", and maybe even "Tank Girl"...but, to give credit where credit is due, it succeeds better than most of those predecessors.
I believe the reasons for its success are good direction and a strong female lead performance by Noomi Rapace, who provides a stark counterbalance to the stuffiness of the other characters. The locale of the movie provides a certain bracing freshness, with the beautiful Swedish countryside illuminated by cool blue hues and decorated with hoarfrost.
The title character herself is a waifish, brilliantly paranoid creation--a comic book hero, an avenging female angel who answers any attack with a more ruthless, fierce comeback. She is set in a corrupt world of technocrats, sadistic men, and a hierarchy of aging, fascistic capitalists who resemble a pack of vampires. Apparently this evil "coven" has sacrificed the only angelic presence in their midst, the beautiful Harriet, who is the mystery that the two detectives, combining their talents as journalist and computer hacker, must solve.
It's good fun, extremely well-paced, and it keeps viewers hooked for two-and-a-half hours. It doesn't really add up to a lot, but it seems to fit in with the zeitgeist of the times we live in.
Though Daniel Craig will provide more charisma in the American version being filmed, I can't imagine that it will top this effort--no more than "Red Dragon" (speaking of tattoos) topped the earlier classic, "Manhunter".
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