Yasser Medina Cinefilia May 9, 2024 7/10

A thriller that maintains a considerable amount of mystery by narrating, with pulse and intrigue, a disturbing story about men who hate women. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Aug 18, 2023 2.5/4

For all its attempted strangeness, the story contains some standard mystery-thriller tropes that are all too identifiable and eye-rolling in this context.

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Paul Kanieski KSQD Community Radio Jul 21, 2023

The striking compositions by cinematographers Jens Fischer and Eric Kress are expressive and varied. Lighting ranges from naturalistic to subtly expressionistic, and different hues are used to convey both physical exteriors and interior emotions.

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Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jul 15, 2022

A well manufactured thriller. [Full review in Spanish]

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nov 29, 2020 8/10

The overall atmosphere, subject matter, and climax are appropriately gritty.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 8, 2020 3.5/4.0

A captivating, hypnotic, and unforgettable thriller.

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Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Aug 12, 2020 A+

An intense, unrelenting thriller that also works as a superb character study.

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Felicia Feaster Charleston City Paper Jan 23, 2020

It's hard to deny the tightening dread that envelops this well-paced thriller.

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PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro Oct 31, 2019 3/5

It's ultimately a film dealing in hackneyed horror tropes and employing a highly slippery and questionable toxic masculinity thesis.

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Nikki Baughan Roll Credits Oct 25, 2019 4/5

Exciting, compelling and completely absorbing, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is one of the best of the year so far.

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Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Aug 5, 2019 2.5/4

Genre cliches abound, but while his back of tricks may be decidedly old hat, Oplev keeps the film consistently entertaining throughout.

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Megan Basham WORLD Oct 4, 2018

The story has all the makings of a ripping crime thriller.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 30, 2018

The film is certainly faithful to every detail of the novel's intricate plot, which is fair enough, but does give it the feel of a plodding TV whodunit rather than a cinematic experience.

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg That Shelf May 18, 2018

The film's almost constant tight focus on the mystery kept my palms sweating and my mind racing to try to interpret the clues myself.

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Laurie Henzel Bust Magazine Aug 11, 2017

I'm just going to say this up front: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the best female epic revenge saga since Kill Bill.

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Al Alexander The Patriot Ledger May 26, 2013 B

Rapace goes out of her way to insure you never forget her Lisbeth Salander, a diminutive gal with a colossal chip on her shoulder.

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Ali Gray TheShiznit.co.uk Sep 28, 2012 4/5

A clever story of murder and mystery interspersed with various acts of cyber-crime and corporate intrigue, it's the most refreshing thriller in recent memory.

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Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses Feb 17, 2012 2/5

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Nov 17, 2011 3.5/4

The final result is an adaptation that's just about as successful as its literary predecessor, with the film occasionally exceeding the book in a few areas...

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Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) Nov 5, 2011 A

... The rare film that lives up to the hype preceding it.

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