Well worth a look

Rating: 9/10 (27 July 2010)

Compelling performances by both lead characters in this remarkable Swedish thriller. Wonderful character development between the vulnerable but relentless investigative journalist Mikael and the woman he is forced to befriend, the secretive and resourceful rebel Lisbeth, add another dimension to the uncomplicated and believable plot development as they both work together to solve the mystery of a woman who disappeared many years earlier. And get ready for a few surprises along the way.
Refreshing in that unlike many movies coming from Hollywood these days, the plot is not stretched to the limits of credibility.
Released at about the same time as Polanski's equally outstanding The Ghost Writer, both of these superb films should be a lesson to Hollywood on how to produce a good thriller.