Okay.. first off this is a foreign movie from Sweden.. :-) So that means sub-titles on this one. Yes I know, it means reading while watching but
believe me its well worth it. I would have to say that this Suspense, Thriller, Mystery is about the best I have seen in a while. Probably going back to Silence Of The Lambs or Jennifer 8. The multi-faceted story line has plenty of twists and turns to keep the best sleuths amongst the audience guessing. The main story line has to do with a discredited journalist, who is soon to go to jail for libel, who is assigned one last job, to solve a 40 year old missing persons case. Helping him do this is a brilliant young hacker (with a dragon tattoo), with her own issues from the past. Together they stumble upon a horrifying history of violence and ritual killing.. What I liked about the story was that there were several subplots that at first you wonder how they relate.. but by the time the movie is done everything comes together. If there is one flaw to the movie its in one pretty graphic scene... which I wont detail in order not to spoil anything... Needless to say I thought they went a bit too far in this scene IMO. I know, some people might not feel it's a big deal when they see it.. but for me it detracted from the movie. In the end though, this is definitely a great film if you LOVE mystery thrillers. (4.0/6.0)
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