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Rating: 4/10 (14 July 2010)

The movie does an excellent job of remaining true to the book. If you liked the book, you'll might be able to overlook the ugly cast, crappy filming, and wooden acting. If you haven't read the book, you'll be bewildered since the movie is disjointed and the deux ex machina grows tiresome (just as it did in the novel).
For most of the movie, the filming looked amazingly like what you'd expect from a Lifetime made-for-television flick (the scene where the protagonist is running for his life in the woods comes immediately to mind). The acting was on par with a television production as well. Tori Spelling would have been more credible in nearly every role. Some of the scenery was nice, and I like how he filmed the various bridges they drove back and forth over.
I can give Oplev credit for one significant feat: he has single-handedly proved that there are some butt-ugly Scandinavians! Michael Nyqvist could probably beat Tommy Lee Jones in the Worst-Acne-Scarring-Evah contest. Noomi Rapace has the body of Iggy Pop with breasts, and one facial expression. One. If I want to gaze at ugly people who can barely act, I'll look in the mirror!