the girl with the dragon tattoo

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(or 'men who hate women' to translate the original title) (which makes more sense, but hey...)

1st off - it's loooooong - around 2.5 hours
2nd off - it's in swedish (ok for me and certain others here ) but if you're subtitle-averse...

probably because of point 1, it's a nigh-on word-for-word shot-for-shot representation of the book which means that despite taking a while to get moving, it's every bit as good as the book, which means that it's fantastic.

if you haven't read the book(s), there are bits that will seem strange and superfluous, and i'm not sure how you'd take the film as a whole - i'd be interested in hearing a 'non-reader''s take on it.

but it was certainly worth the time spent - as good a thriller on-screen as on paper...