Fans of Wallender should seek out this high quality Swedish film. They will recognise the unrushed narrative, bleak scenery and even bleaker scenes.
Michael Nyqvist plays Mikeal Blomkvist an investigative journalist imprisoned after being found guilty of libelling a Swedish multi-millionare. Down on his luck he takes a job investigating a long-missing (presumed dead) girl. This assignment in the wilderness takes him into a world of helpful and unhelpful relatives and a computer hacker with issues of her own.
The strength of this film is that director Niels Arden Opley allows time for the plot and the two leads to develop naturally without the usual time restraints and need for constant chases found in Hollywood. This produces a more leisurely story than you often find in the cinema but the director (rightly) has confidence that it will draw the audience into its ever tightening spider's web of a plot.
One cautious word. Although I was advised by the ticket seller that the film had subtitles it was not felt necessary to mention a variety of rape, torture and violent scenes some viewers may find disturbing.
Despite that , this is still a film worth searching for!
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