Exciting and Complex

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2010)

I read the book before I'd heard anyone talk about it. This was before the huge upheaval of praise for the late Stieg Larsson's three novels. This is a very well done film which benefits from being filmed in Sweden. It is dark and intriguing. Lisbeth Salander, the heroine, is pretty much one-of-a-kind. She has led a dark life after a horrible upbringing. She has been abused by the "system." She hooks up with a high profile investigative reporter who is known as a bit of a womanizer. The two find themselves in the middle of a case involving the disappearance, many years before, of the daughter of a very rich man. This leads them to uncover many unsettling facts. Lisbeth is a self taught technologist and uses this, along with her almost catlike resolve. to deal with the worst of the worst. I have not seen the second film yet, but look forward to it.