I've read the books and have seen the three Swedish movies.
The Swedish movies seemed to be a summary of the books.
Accurate but lacking the emotional involvement.
This new version really had me emotionally tied up. It's pretty intense.
The music by Trent Reznor adds an interesting atmosphere too.
I felt a more complex personality in this Lisbeth than I did in the Swedish version.
The books go much deeper into her psyche, of course, but this movie did a pretty good job at capturing the essence.
Blomquist seems more involved too.
The faint Swedish accents everyone put on was a little odd but you get used to it.
There is one slight change in the ending to simplify the story.
Also a mystery set up at the very beginning is never explained.
Read the book or ask someone who has to get the details.
I liked the way the sex scenes weren't exploitive either.
I was more interested in the characters feelings than the voyeuristic quality that many sex scenes have.
I hope it does well so we get to see the next two books which go into a lot of detail about Lisbeth's background and how she came to be the strange, intense person we get to see.
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