A few weeks back I went to see the first part of the Millennium series, Män som hatar kvinnor, based on the book with the same name (strangely named The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo in the English translation instead of the obvious Men who hate women). The film is in fact the first two parts of an upcoming TV series for the Millennium trilogy spanning all three books over six episodes, two for each book. The TV shows are set to air on Swedish TV in 2010 but are planned for DVD release in December 2009 and until then are shown in cinemas two at a time bring released every two months.
Män som hatar kvinnor is a Swedish thriller of the best kind. The story revolves around Mikael Blomkvist which is a down on his luck journalist who has just been indited for slander against a large corporation. Mikael has gained a reputation for being a hard hitting journalist that doesn’t give up for nobody or nothing. His attributes are what lead to him being recruited to investigate a 40 year old case of assumed murder. On his quest for the truth Mikael is joined by a young girl by the name of Lizbeth. Lizbeth has had a hard upbringing and became a “child of the system” at a early age. Lizbeth is a brilliant computer hacker who utilizes her skills for various thing but most specifically background tracking. Lizbeth tends to offer her expertise to the highest bidder but somehow get herself sucked into Mikaels investigation and decides to help him.
The story in the movie is not exactly epic like those Hollywood action thrillers but I think that’s the reason why people like the film and the books so much. The film and books tell a tale that is believable and compelling and will keep the watcher interested through and through. The only complain I have about the film is that it does contain a very graphical and horrifying rape scene which felt horrible to sit through in the cinema. As long as you can live through or skip past this rape scene I highly recommend seeing the movie to enjoy a compelling storyline, excellent characters and be thoroughly entertained for a solid 152 minutes (yes it’s a bit long) then this is a film for you.
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