Rapace is brilliant

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2020)

I finally decided to sit down and watch the first part of the hyped 'Millennium' trilogy..and I'm glad I did. It turned out to be a surprisingly good thriller. A masterpiece compared to all the other thrillers produced in Sweden for the past ten years. They are the main reason why I've avoided this movie for so long. 'Män som hatar kvinnor' (Swedish title - literally means 'Men who hate women') has a good story. It's not that original, but it works. Also, the scenery is nice (Hollywood remake will also be filmed in Sweden). But the two main actors (Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist) are the main reason why I loved that movie so much. (They both got big Hollywood gigs after the success of this trilogy). Rapace is particularly convincing as the hacker.
Note: Written in 2010