Taut and suspenseful Swedish mystery thriller.

Rating: 8/10 (23 December 2009)

Mikael Blomkvist,a financial journalist,publisher and co-owner of the independent magazine Millennium loses a libel case bought by magnate Hans-Erik Wennerstrom,so takes leave of absence to enable the magazine's survival.Mikael is astonished to be summoned to meet the reclusive millionaire Henrik Vanger,who asks Blomkvist to solve the long-ago mystery of his granddaughter Harriet's presumed murder.Vanger has had Mikael checked out by a detective agency which has hired 24-year old drop-out Lisbeth Salander to hack into his computers.Aided by Lisbeth,Mikael pieces together the complicated Vanger family relationships and series of murders of young women during 50's and 60's.Eventually the two of them come close to discovering what happened to Harriet,only for Mikael to find himself in great danger as a result.Taut and suspenseful crime thriller with few shocking set-pieces,excellent acting and nail-biting mystery.I haven't read the novel by Stieg Larsson,but I'd like to someday.The story is very dark and there are some disturbing scenes.8 out of 10.