The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest (movie review)

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4 of 5 stars for this part 3 of 3 in trilogy; 5 stars of 5 each for parts 1 and 2


I believe all the major loose ends are tied up here, and this is an integral part of the trilogy to be seen in order, to understand what is going on in each of these 3 parts. I plan to watch the other materials over the next week to see if there are any differences or crucial parts missing as some reviewers claim, but as a viewer who has NOT read the books, these movies were & are better than anything in our US cinema in decades. The production quality alone is substantial, the character driven plots, the realism, suspense & resolutions. This 3rd part was a bit less than the other 2 parts, in subtle ways, but it was not in any way slow! No one can ever film a movie from a book & satisfy readers, because the imagery is part of a fantasy for each reader & can never match it completely. I never understand why they then complain as if it were supposed to be made their way. I've enjoyed these 3 films more than any film in a long long time. Worth buying the full set.

The Girl Who Played With Fire (Movie review)

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Movie Synopsis:

The Girl Who Played with Fire(Flickan Som Lekte Med Elden)2009NR129 minutes

Tech expert Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) becomes the prime suspect when two journalists, including Dag Svensson (Hans Christian Thulin), die afterMillennium magazine publisher Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) launches an exposé of the Swedish sex trade. In Part 2 of the trilogy based on the action novels of Stieg Larsson, the vampiric Salander vanishes as Blomkvist digs deep into a possible conspiracy.




REVIEW: 5 of 5 stars

An amazing film, just as good as the 1st part, will watch 3rd part tomorrow. The character development in this satisfies those who complained of it lacking before, I can't wait now to watch part 3. The acting is so realistic, the dialogue & actions so credible, I felt like a voyeur. Lisbeth is much more likable and understandable after this one. I hope they end up together in the 3rd one, because it's clear they care about each other quite a bit. This one didn't leave many, if any, loose ends, though one should see part 1 before this, to understand where these characters are at & what is driving them forward. A bit more gore & blood, violence & cruelty in this 2nd part. There came a time that I thought Lisbeth was dead, but knowing a 3rd part was coming I also knew it wasn't possible, or hoped it wasn't anyway. Despite subtitles, they never slowed down my comprehension of this movie, & time flew by with 2+ hours seeming like 30 minutes. I highly recommend this!