Convicted and soon to be jailed journalist Mikael is commisioned by an old man to dig around an old murder case and see what he can find. Joined by abused parolee and hacker Lisbeth they uncover a much wider more brutal series of murders.
The strength of the film is it's characters and the time given for them to develop. With the notable exception of a sadist who you wouldn't want to see more of, time is allowed between plot points to draw them out. Seemingly irrelevant events lend undestanding of motivations at key points in the finale.
The pacing is unusual for a film, more closely resembling a feature length Wallander than a thriller. Over half the film has passed before Lisbeth and Mikael actually meet It is long and there's little particularly cinematic about it but it's engrossing if you're willing to give it the time.
A final warning is that the content is tough going at times. There are 2 very graphic sexual assaults depicted in particular that may be mire than you can stomach. The translation of the original Swedish title The Men Who Hate Women is an accurate summary.
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