The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009)
For me the original is the best! Elizabeth Salander is a brilliant part-time hacker who uncovers the truth about a business that is in the midst of a lawsuit involving a man called Blomkvist.
Salander however is under state legal guardianship, due to being deemed mentally unstable. She receives a new guardian who has been repeatedly forcing himself on her. She records him in the act after he starts threatening to have her sent to a psychiatric hospital if not complacent.
In addition to blackmailing him with this footage, she tattoos rapist on his chest and stomach. Needless to say, this is not the first time she has sought revenge. Henrik Vanger summons a team (Blomkvist and Elizabeth) to help him investigate the disappearance of his niece Harriet forty years ago.
The trail eventually leads his team to Martin. After a long struggle Elizabeth, who we find has a personal stake in the matter, runs him off the road and left for dead. After Martin is dead, Blomkvist serves his wrongful sentence.
The findings Elizabeth had uncovered at the beginning of the film are not given to Blomkvist until he is released a few months later. He broadcasts these findings, and as a direct result, Wennerström commits suicide in shame. Both Elizabeth and Blomkvist get to start their lives over.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) [DVD]
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
