The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Receives Praise at SXSW

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was shown at the South by South-West film festival this week to large applause. There have been several reviews today on the film with glowing praise. Quiet Earth calls The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo a: "punk [film] with Sherlock Holmes" (Quiet). The film has style. Rene Rodriguez from the Miami Herald says: "this is a hypnotically visual movie" (Miami). Fans will not be able to turn away. Only shown at the SXSW film festival, a trailer for the film is below. This site highly recommends you take a look at what reviewers are calling: "fantastic" (Miami).

The synopsis for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo here:

"Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. There was no corpse, no witnesses, no evidence. Nearly forty years later a journalist by the name of Mikael Blomqvist gets an unusual assignment. He’s contacted by Harriet’s uncle, Henrik Vanger, who wants him to find out what really happened to Harriet. Mikael takes on the job, with help from mysterious biker girl and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander. This unlikely pair form a fragile bond as they dig into the sinister past of this family and find out just how far they're prepared to go to protect themselves - and each other" (Trailer).

Release: March 12, 2010.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev.

Writer: Nikolaj Arcel.

Cast: Noomi Papace, Mand ichael Nyqvist.

The trailer for the film here:



More details on the film here:

TGWTDT Homepage

Sources:

TGWTDT at Trailer Addict

TGWTDT Review at the Miami Herald

TGWTDT Review at Quiet Earth

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