In David Fincher's underrated Scandinavian noir, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Daniel Craig's journalist is lured into the basement of a serial killer and knocked unconscious. When he awakes, he finds his captor sitting patiently across from him. "Why don't people trust their instincts?" the killer muses. "It's hard to believe that fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain, but you know what? It is." It's a chilling observation, and it's at the core of writer-director Christian Tafdrup's unforgettable Danish horror film, Speak No Evil.
