HORRIBLE movie version of the book (no big spoilers in this review)

Rating: 1/10 (6 May 2012)

Enjoyed the book? You will NOT enjoy the movie. There were so many unnecessary changes and edits. First of all, the storyline was changed and watered down. You never really get a feel for how important the research is that Blomvkist is doing, or rather how important it becomes to him and to Salander. You don't get a feel for what life was like for Blomvkist in Hedestat, especially in regards to the relationships he built while he was there (namely Cecelia). The ending is very different from the book and SO boring in comparison. Also, the sequence of events was changed, all of them pointless changes. Also, there was no depth to the whole Wennerstrom affair, so the beginning just seemed random.
The characters in the movie are not like the characters in the book. They changed the personalities of Dirch, Harald, and even Salander. Dirch was rude and unfriendly; Harald come off somewhat pleasant instead of mean, rude, and insane; and they did not make Salander rude or antisocial enough, which was one of my biggest disappointments. In the movie she actually delivers an apology for something, which I found extremely disappointing as that completely goes against her character, Salander is not an apologetic person. She does what she does and doesn't give a damn what anyone thinks. Blomkvist's relationship with Berger, and even with Millennium, was was not prominent enough in the movie. His "romance" with Salander seemed completely forced and extremely weird since Salander seems so obviously not to be Blomvkist's type.
So much was edited from the book that would have rounded out the characters and made the movie flow and easier to follow. The movie barely scratched the surface of the characters and their relationships to one another. The editing was choppy it always seemed like something was missing.
The ONE highlight, which actually wasn't even in the book had to do with Salander and Advoket Bjurman. That part was actually a good addition, and funny. Salander rocks.
In closing, it seems like those involved really did not take time or care in telling the story. I just finished the book so everything was fresh in my mind, and needless to say that I was EXTREMELY disappointed. I fell asleep almost a dozen times because I grew so irritated while watching and then my irritation grew to boredom. The movie does the book NO justice, it's actually insulting. Why turn the book into a movie and make so many changes? I've heard that there is a foreign movie version that is much better, but I don't know how to get my hands on a copy.
(A MUCH better job has been done with the Twilight series; those movies are exactly like the books, which I knew fans of the book really appreciate.)