I recently went to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [American version!] on a whim - boy am I so glad I did. Let me preface this by saying that I never bought into the hype surrounding this film franchise [there are original Swedish films] and the books just did not appeal to me - they are shelved in the thriller section of the bookstore I work in and are constantly flying off the shelves into the hands of people much older than me. I am largely a fantasy/sci-fi reader [trying to branch out this year!] so my only exposure to this franchise was completely media/consumer based. Usually, I shy away from popular books and films, but I am slowly learning that it's not always a bad thing to give into it and reach out beyond my comfort zone!
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo definitely would take anyone out of their comfort zone - let me make it quite obvious that this will not be the film for everyone, so this little review/impression of the film won't be to every ones taste. Read if you like, after the jump! ^_^
