Tag Archives: Mikael Bolmkvist

DVD review | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Murder, Ink

Posted on 23 April 2012 by Jason Best

David Fincher’s Hollywood version of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling crime thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is dark and twisted, bleak and brutal: everything the book’s fans would want. And it’s not just the story’s mood that he gets right. … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Releases, DVD Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Film review | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Scandinavian avenger punches above her weight

Posted on 23 December 2011 by Jason Best

With Fight Club director David Fincher at the helm, it was clear that Hollywood wasn’t going to pull any punches in bringing Stieg Larsson’s bestselling crime thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to the screen. Sure enough, Fincher’s film … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – Spiky Salander left on the sidelines in limp finale

Posted on 26 November 2010 by Jason Best

Punk-Goth computer hacker Lisbeth Salander is such a fabulously spiky character – on the page and on screen – that it’s a crying shame her film adventures should conclude so limply. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, adapted from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson screen sequel fails to ignite

Posted on 27 August 2010 by Jason Best

The Girl Who Played with Fire will probably bewilder anyone who hasn’t read Swedish writer Stieg Larsson’s hugely popular Millennium trilogy of crime thrillers – and peeve those who have. For all the books’ fans’ prior misgivings, the first film … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson’s gripping crime thriller on screen

Posted on 19 July 2010 by Jason Best

Those of you with an aversion to subtitles will have to wait until 2012 for David Fincher’s Hollywood version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The rest of us can meanwhile enjoy this excellent adaptation of Swedish writer Stieg … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Releases, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

At the Cinema | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Genius hacker & dogged hack get to the bottom of Stieg Larsson mystery

Posted on 16 March 2010 by Jason Best

Swedish writer Stieg Larsson’s posthumously published Millennium trilogy of crime thrillers has won millions of fans around the world – all of them waiting to pounce on any missteps made by the makers of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment