This dark thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat, but beware, it doesn't pull any punches!

Rating: 8/10 (20 January 2012)

I had the benefit of watching this film without knowing what it was about, so I won't tip you off beyond the synopsis above...but I will strongly recommend that you see this movie at some point. Some parts of the film are just pretty good and interesting...the rest of the film is downright awesome. Beware, it doesn't pull many punches, and can be pretty brutal; but you will probably be on the edge of your seat throughout, in a good way. Rapace very competently portrayed the weird, strong anti-heroine, which was key because so much of this film relies on what's going on behind her steely, expressionless gaze...her performance lives in the eyes...she really should've shaved those pits, though...seeing her hairy underarms was one of the most disturbing parts of the movie for me. Still, this is one of the best girl-power films I've ever watched. I'm putting on my Susan B. Anthony button as I type this. I'm going to have to set some time aside in the future and watch the American version so I can see what it did differently...but I'm going to need a while to recover from the little bits of innocence that died inside me during this film.