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
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Rating:  223 reviews
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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
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Studio: Southport Music Box Corpo Release Date: 07/06/2010 Run time: 152 minutes
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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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 If you've had any sort of violent trauma DO NOT SEE September 8, 2010
Rhia
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really was very disappointed in this movie. Not only was there a very violent rape scene, but it went on so long, I had to wonder if someone (maybe even the author) had some sort of fetish. I had several friends with me and two of them left because they could not deal with those particular scenes (they started having violent flashbacks)... I understand that her experiences were important to her character but this was COMPLETELY unnecessary. They told me that if it hadn't been fetishized in the movie they would have stayed to see the rest (and only slightly better) middle-ending of the movie. I really do not recommend this movie to anyone. There really is no set plot and what I believed was supposed to be the main plot (the mystery --- based on reviews and descriptions of the movie) turned out to be a side plot.
 True to the book and engrossing September 8, 2010
K. Springer
I'm so happy I was able to see this film, as it was intended, not the horrid Hollywood remake. I highly recommend this.
GREAT Movie! September 8, 2010
J (STL, MO USA)
My husband and I have not read the books yet but LOVED this movie when we stumbled upon it on InDemand. I'm usually not one for sub-titles but this movie grabbed my attention and I was hooked! The characters leave you wanting more. These will be the next books I read!
 It was okay, but... September 8, 2010
Weezie
I enjoyed reading the book and had high expectations of the movie. Maybe it's my fault for expecting so much. The movie was okay. It was great to see some of the scenes come to life on the screen. I couldn't understand why so many things were left out and changed from the book.
SPOILER: How could you not have Mikael have a relationship Erika? He was portrayed as a ladies man in the book and he comes off the opposite in the movie. Why did they kill off Anita when she is alive and well in the book? Lisabeth's relationship with her initial guardian is non-existent and the small story with her mom was changed (remember her mom dies near the end of the book). Mikael and Lisabeth did not have the police involved with Martin - they left it in the hands of the Vanger family.
One thing I have to admit is that Noomi Rapace is excellent as Lisabeth. Without her I may have thought even less of the movie.
 Entertaining September 7, 2010
E Jameson
I found this movie to be enjoyable. If you're tired of the same Hollywood type movies, you'll find this refreshing. The characters were interesting, actors were great, and the plot was engaging enough for me to give it 4 stars. My female friends who accompanied me did not find sexual violence in this movie to be disturbing as some reviews say but if you're sensitive, this movie may not be for you.
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