Author: Noomi Rapace

Format: DVD + Blu-ray

Release Date: 17-01-2012

Details: Amazon.ca 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 most 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 Special Features Blu-ray Exclusive Features: Interview with Actress Noomi Rapace Interview with Producer Soren Staermose Theatrical Trailer Photo Gallery The Vanger Family Tree From the Studio Facing prison time for slander, discredited journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired by a reclusive industrialist for one last job; to solve a long unresolved family disappearance. Aided by the mysterious and troubled computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, the two uncover a darker world of brutality, deception and ritualistic murder. Alone and not knowing who to trust, they must fight for their own survival and reveal the truth. Based on the international bestseller by Stieg Larsson, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO is the first title in the gripping Millennium trilogy! Millénium: The men who didn't like womenThis thriller tells the story of Mikael Blomkvist, economics journalist for Millénium magazine. Sentenced for defamation, he decides to distance himself from his life and his profession, when a great figure in Swedish industry calls on him to investigate an unsolved murder. As part of his investigation, he is led to meet Lisbeth Salander, a young woman of twenty-four with the exceptional gift of discovering untraceable information. Both will be brought to cross in an investigation which will reveal much more than what each could have imagined. Stieg Larsson's award-winning and best-selling The Girl trilogy (also known as The Millennium Series and The Dragon Tattoo Trilogy) has fast become a global phenomenon, published in 37 languages, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 countries.

UPC: 065935573029

EAN: 0065935573029

Languages: English

Binding: Blu-ray

Item Condition: New