Movie #99 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo *2009*

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first film in the millennium trilogy.  Tattoo (as I will now be referring to it) is based on a book of the same name.  It is the story of an abused orphan who works as a private detective and a publisher that has been convicted of a crime.  They end up working together on a missing person case at the estate of a rich excentric family.

The book is an airport book.  By that I mean that it is the type story that fills an international flight or great for relaxing at the beach.  I of course haven't read it, but I am told that the film is a good representation of the source material. 

The films is a dark one that deals with issues like rape, Nazi's, torture, incest, self mutilation and other taboo topics.  The star of the film and the series is Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander.  She is excellent in a difficult role.  She has to play a detached , hard as nails vamp.  But she need to be a sympathetic character to the viewer or we wouldn't care about her story.  We have to love the woman that doesn't believe in love.

This film is a Swedish one and it is subtitled.  But if you watch this movie and the sub titles are the thing that bothers you most, you should probably seek professional help. 

I watched this over the Christmas break.  I just never got around to blogging about it.  My fondest memory will be of my girlfriend falling asleep on my lap while watching this.  I don't think that says much for the film, but I won't forget it for a long time.

Tattoo is a solid thriller in the vein of Michael Criton films.  It did make me want to see the rest of the trigiloy.  FYI:  David Fincher is remaking this in English.  I am excited about that, but I am excited for every new Fincher film.  I give Tattoo 3.5/5 stars.  Check out the Trailer Park to see for yourself.

I am proud to say that I am now totally caught up on my bolgs!  Vacation here I come.