" When walking through the land of fear, Run! don't wait for it to catch up. "

Rating: 9/10 (5 April 2012)

From the terrifying , but fertile mind of Stieg Larsson, arrives this unusual, dark Gothic story from which the strange black novel was created. Having read the book, then seeing the visual adaption, one can see why director David Fincher did not adhere too closely to the murder/mystery story. This is one of those interesting films which attracts you because of the main star, Daniel Craig who plays disgraced novelist Mikael Blomkvist, then entertains you with scenes which are not for the faint of heart. The story begins as a film of a writer who writes an expose on a wealthy individual and fails, only to have himself dragged through the courts and ruined. He is soon recruited by a wealthy industrialist who hires him to write a biography of his strange family, and in doing so, to investigate a 40 year old mystery. When he needs help Mikael employs a superb cyber hacker who furnishes him with information which takes him far beyond where he began. Although a mystery movie, the film becomes a journey through a nightmarish world of intrigue and murder. Rooney Mara is superb as computer hacker Lisbeth Salander. Christopher Plummer and Stellan Skarsgård and Martin Vanger add mystery and intrigue to an otherwise great movie. Indeed, in time this could very well become as Classic!. Well done. ****