Relentlessly interesting and original

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2012)

Many Swedish movies I've seen are a bit like watching paint dry. This flick is nothing like that at all!! (tiny spoiler begins) The first several minutes has no dialog and no violence, just moody music and various interesting things happening. After a while I started thinking, why doesn't this bore me? It's so well done you just can't look away. The whole movie is so good that you don't dare look away. And you shouldn't look away. This flick is about as good as it gets.
Here's a hint, don't cross Lisbeth. She'll have your ass on a platter, probably barbecued. Her character is by far the most interesting and complex. The phrase 'tortured soul' does not begin to describe her. I should say no more.