Shamefully, as a film lover I’m pretty late with this. My mates have been going there for years and they all say I should too, so I broke my Grosvenor cinema cherry last week.

What better way to start the night than having a pre-film burger from Ketchup & then on to see The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo re-make. My first impression of the place was very positive and the online booking process was very smooth. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, American candy in the reception & you can take your drinks (alcoholic) into the film with you. A pint & a film… What’s not to love.

I did think the screen was pretty small at first, although once you get seated in the most comfortable cinema chairs I have ever sat in, your soon at ease in your surrounding. I then realised it was perfect. What actually triggered me to write this blog was my awful experience watching ‘Mission Impossible’ at Cineworld last night, uncomfortable seats, over priced food & full of noisy weans who had to be told to shut it. Plus the film was average, at best.

The Grosvenor, I’m sold.

So the film… The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, It really was excellent. Well shot & considering how well known the script is these days, It held a real unsettling tension throughout the whole movie. Funny at times, chilling at times. It made me want to travel to Sweden even more than I do already. Great Scenery & very cool interiors. Daniel Craig’s one suave dude, and a bit of a style influence on me also.

What I actually REALLY loved about the film was the opening sequences (see video) by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, coupled with their take on Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song, it set the film off really well. The mixture of gloss black liquid movements & matte black painted faces, usb cables moving into the back of a womans head and then flames. The film then starts quite in a calm office setting. Very appropriate, as it set the tone of what to come. Shiny and corporate on the surface, rough as hell hidden underneath. I won’t spoil it for anyone, but her revenge was very VERY sweet.

I would highly recommend the film, I know I will definitely be spending a good few evenings in The Grosvenor from now on.

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