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| The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo |  | Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Sven-Bertil Taube
Studio: Music Box Films Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  215 reviews
Sales Rank: 38
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Swedish (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 152 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MBODMBFHE005D
UPC: 705105743950
EAN: 0705105743950
ASIN: B003FBNJ4U
Theatrical Release Date: 2010
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Southport Music Box Corpo Release Date: 07/06/2010 Run time: 152 minutes
Fans of Stieg Larsson's Men Who Hate Women may have been concerned about how the Swedish author's novel would translate to the screen, but they needn't have worried. Significant changes to the source material have been made, but director Niels Arden Opley's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, as it's now called, is mostly riveting. As the story begins, middle-aged investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) has just been convicted of a bogus charge of libel against a rich and corrupt corporate hotshot when he's unexpectedly offered a most unusual gig. An aging captain of industry named Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube) wants Blomkvist to figure out what happened to Vanger's niece, who disappeared more than 40 years earlier; not only is the old man convinced that she was murdered, but he suspects that another member of his large and rather disagreeable family (which includes several former Nazis) is the culprit. Blomkvist takes the job, which includes spending at least six months on Vanger's isolated island in the middle of winter. But what he doesn't know is that he's being spied on by twentysomething Lisbeth Salander (brilliantly played by Noomi Rapace in a career-making performance), the titular Girl and the possessor of remarkable skills as a sleuth and computer hacker. With her gothlike piercings and all-black clothes, Lisbeth is a vivid character, to say the least. While we don't exactly know the details of her dark past, it's obviously still with her; indeed, she's just been assigned a new "guardian" (like a parole officer) to look after her finances and other matters. We also know that she is not someone to mess with; when the guardian turns out to be a thoroughly vile monster, Lisbeth gets back at him in one of the more satisfying revenge sequences in recent memory. That Lisbeth and Mikael should end up working together, and more, isn't especially surprising. But the horrifying details and depths of depravity they uncover while working on the case (parallels to The Silence of the Lambs are facile but appropriate) definitely are, and Opley does a nice job of keeping it all straight. At more than two and a half hours, the film is long, with its share of grim, graphic, and scary moments, but The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a winner. --Sam Graham
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 Very cool movie September 5, 2010
Petra (Florida, United States)
A lot of movies are somewhat predictable. Not this one! I've heard that they are making a movie from the second book now. If it is as good as this one, I can't wait...
Well written, but disturbing. September 4, 2010
Kelly Wood (Belvidere, IL United States)
I decided to rent this on a whim, having never read the books, or knowing anything in regards to the movie.
I do have to say that it is one of the most well written scripts I've watched in a very long time. The characters were as fleshed out as I would expect from a good book, so I am glad to see that (sometimes others' reviews about the book translating well only really applies if you've read the book), and truthfully, this was oddly captivating and disturbing film, a unabashedly brutal look into a family's mysterious past that ends up bringing more than two strangers together.
Lisbeth is so well written and played that I want to know more about her, why she is the way she is - a very sympathetic character, regardless of the things she does, or perhaps, because of the things she does.
I look forward to reading the books, that's for sure.
 The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo September 3, 2010
Dale S. Loquasto
The movie is not quite as good as the book. The movie did tie up the book's plot in a reasonable fashion and it did keep my interest.
 Moral bankruptcy all around September 2, 2010
Yahzi (USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Did anybody else notice that virtually every character in this story is morally bankrupt?
- The hero is a self-important jackass who lacks the moral courage to deal with monsters. Even after almost being murdered by a sadist (who he knows has tortured and murdered many innocent girls) he says he couldn't have killed the sadist. No doubt because such a crass act would stain his moral purity.
- The heroine thinks that raping somebody is an adequate response to being raped. Did it never occur to her that her raping guardian might be raping other women, and that exposing him might bring his other crimes to light? No, all she cares about it is getting her revenge and her way. Once the guy is no longer hassling her, he drops out of the picture. He's free to brutalize other helpless girls - as long as he doesn't bother her.
- Which leads to the alleged victim, Harriet, who has run away from home after being raped by her sadistic father and brother. She knows they have committed at least 5 murders. Yet, for 40 years, she says nothing. She runs off to live her life; having escaped the depredations of her brother, she blithely forgets any other potential victims. It never once, in 40 years, occurs to her that the monster that was trained by his father to kill innocent women might still be doing it. Nor does it occur to her that the families of the victims she knows about might be entitled to know something of their child's fate or have some chance at justice.
Every single character in this story seems to think their moral duty stops the moment they are no longer inconvenienced. This isn't a movie about a sociopath; it is a movie about an entire society of sociopaths. I hated all of these characters. The only person who acts with even the slightest bit of integrity is the lawyer. We see him conscientiously carrying out his duties, even when it's mildly difficult for him.
Think about that: this movie presents a lawyer as the only person capable of thinking about his duty to others. That's Stieg's understanding of morality: morality is something you're paid to do.
I guess the old billionaire is presented as innocent: he never did anything wrong. Well, except for receiving a message from his niece's murderer for 40 years and yet not bothering to hire a competent security team to find the guy. Seriously, what's the point of being a billionaire if you can't find out who sent you a package... 40 times?
The difference between this movie and trash like the Saw series is that the Saw series admits it's all about the titillation; while this piece of hackery pretends it isn't. If you're going to make torture porn, you might as well be honest about it.
Not for the Slow of Mind or the Prudish September 1, 2010
RFC (East Coast)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent movie that I thuroughly enjoyed. There are lots of well-written reviews already, so let me add a couple of details.
Not for the Slow of Mind: Lots of information from the book is crammed into this movie, and this leads to a complex, and deliciously intricate plot. I liked it, but folks who like movies such as "The Hangover" will likely not. If one concentrates, one will be rewarded with a gem of a plot, that teasingly unravels while taking a few twists and turns away from that which would normally be expected. You can regard the plot as the normal crime-type thriller, or - with greater joy - regard the movie as the story of one way troubled girl who deals with her problems as the movie unfolds. No, her issues (like burning her father up) are not resolved (Hollywood style), but dealt with.
Not for the Prudish. This is not a movie about sex, but a movie which includes a bit of sex as part of the plot. The "R" rating is well deserved, but the movie should not offend 99% of the adults who purchase it.
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