Whether from the investigators’ point of view or the perpetrators: Crime fiction satisfies our fascination with abysmal evil and asks questions that get under our skin: How is it that crimes are committed? Are all of us capable of truly evil deeds? And exactly when does good become evil?
Also, Netflix is aware of the incredible popularity of crime stories. It has some genre jewels up its sleeve, which might belong to the same treasure chest, but which could not sparkle more differently. There are murders in the first classes of the passenger train. The own intellectuality is stroked utilizing crime, humorously investigated or the action-packed coup of a lifetime is carried out. The motto is: Crime doesn’t pay, but exciting crime thrillers do.
The renowned business journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) struggles with his reputation, so he gladly accepts the assignment of the rich industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer): He is supposed to find out what happened to the latter’s niece Harriet. His investigation leads to a lonely Swedish coastline submerged in ice, with Blomkvist assisted by the emotionally involved but brilliant detective Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). This case takes on proportions that neither of them would have ever imagined…
Star director David Fincher stays true to the gloomy mood of the original Swedish film, itself based on the opening novel of Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” trilogy, delivering a crime thriller that is both poetic and nerve-wracking in the style of the “Nordic Noir” genre.
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