Sweden seems like a nice place.

Rating: 8/10 (19 August 2018)

Man this was kinda dark. Haven't seen a movie that had this much rape going on since Spotlight. Rooney Mara's performance as the broken investigator was damn powerful and truly a standout in an film filled with great performances. The pacing here was pretty much flawless, it never felt like it was trying to rush to any conclusions. The investigation was always moving forward logically, and thankfully there weren't any deus ex machina shenanigans which tend to be common place. It was good fun to try putting the pieces together yourself. I always at the very least thought I was keeping up despite the complexity of the families relationships and history.
Needless to say the cinematography was of the highest standard. I haven't seen a huge amount of David Fincher but from what I have seen he does a fantastic job of keeping tensions at just the right point and releasing it in a satisfying way. Whether or not it's necessarily a happy way.
Overall great film. Was never bored, always intrigued and very satisfied. Especially when that rapist got cucked to high hell by Lisbeth. Talk about taking an L.