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The Girl Who Played With Fire (2009): Dir: Daniel Alfredson / Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Yasmine Garbi, Micke Spreitz, Peter Anderson: Sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo about vengeance and justice. Director Daniel Alfredson weaves a twisted story regarding exposing sex trafficking, several murders, and the young heroine out to clear her name as well as deal with a traumatic past of sexual abuse. Noomi Rapace plays the vicious yet vulnerable Lisbeth who is skilled at kick boxing and is under radar for murder. After the events of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo she sets her sights on bringing her enemies to justice and willing to bend the rules to do so. The quest brings her to near death when sirens signal the concluding credits. Michael Nyqvist plays the journalist from Millennium magazine who believes Lisbeth is innocent. Yasmine Garbi plays a lesbian lover to Lisbeth staying at her apartment but becomes a target by those seeking Lisbeth. Micke Spreitz plays a villain who cannot feel pain due to a nerve condition. He remains one step ahead of Lisbeth particularly when he nearly has her buried alive. Peter Anderson plays a counselor type who rapes her only to have her return and turn the tables on him. One problem with the film is the loose end involving this character in the end. Otherwise this is a shocking suspense thriller about facing trauma from years gone by. Score: 9 / 10

compared to the amazing books this film is dreadful. possibly because it is way too short to fit in everything that is important in the book but the writers should of thought about that before cutting scenes out. for example Lisabeth finds out about Dag and Mia's research before they are killed from Mikael's laptop, she visits them at their home the night they are shot and that's all you know for a long time since she doesn't admit or deny it to anyone. she never goes to see Miriam in the hospital, in fact she feels terrible guilt and doesn't face her in that book. Paulo and Miriam beat niederman (spelled incorrectly) in the warehouse by temporarily knocking him out and running for the woods, he then burns the place down to conceal evidence, not like the film does it where they are inside. there are quite a few bits missing to be honest but most of them are small, still very annoying to a fan of the book. such a shame since the actors/actresses did a good job, although Lisabeth is played a bit softly compared to the written character

The sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and second chapter in the Millennium Trilogy, The Girl Who Played with Fire does lack the brutal intensity, sinister ambiance & sustained thrills of the original and is a definite tumble down the road but thanks to another excellent input from Noomi Rapace, this sequel isn't a complete disaster.Based on Stieg Larsson's novel of the same name, The Girl Who Played with Fire continues the story of Lisbeth Salander as she finds herself accused of murdering three people & goes on the run to evade arrest. But her path once again crosses with Mikael Blomkvist, who has been looking for her and does everything he can to find her before the authorities.Directed by Daniel Alfredson, the sequel to the highly acclaimed 2009 Swedish chiller does succeed in capturing the visual style & disturbing themes of its predecessor and has a few moments to its name but for the most part, it doesn't bring anything new to the story plus only ends up doing worse with what already were the shortcomings of the first chapter.Cinematography & refined set pieces are able to recreate the visual tone of the original but the sinister vibe is definitely missing plus the story feels static at times due to the dull pace provided by its shallow editing. However, Noomi Rapace shows no loss in form and delivers yet another fabulous performance in the role of Lisbeth Salander while Michael Nyqvist as Blomkvist supports her just fine.On an overall scale, The Girl Who Played with Fire dives into the brutal backstory of Lisbeth Salander's harrowing life but it lacks the freshness, aggression & suspense of the first film, and isn't as strong a beast as expected. Nevertheless, despite its confusing plot, tedious pace & lack of a proper resolution, The Girl Who Played with Fire is a decent follow-up that will satisfy most fans of the original, if not all.

This movie unlike any other because it combines elements in a fresh way: 1. It has the twists and turns and large numbers of characters like an Agatha Christie murder mystery. You gradually uncover the hidden relationships between the characters. The movie plot requires rapt attention to follow, especially if you have not seen the predecessor movie of the trilogy.2. It has the gritty realism of sex crimes like Prime Suspect/Jane Tennyson.3. It is all in Swedish and filmed in Sweden. Even the the most ordinary scenes have a Swedish accent. It is quite fun noticing the similarity of English and Swedish, and to learn various obscene Swedish phrases. Unfortunately, the scenes where the camera slowly pans documents crucial to the plot have no subtitles.4. It is two hours and 9 minutes long. It begins to drag near the end, warming up for the final punch.5. The lead character is a lesbian, but that is one of the least noteworthy of her characteristics. It just flows seamlessly into the plot flow. It is the way I have always wanted to see gay characters portrayed, as no big deal.It does not pull punches. A highly appealing character, the kind that usually makes it to the end of a slaughter movie, is brutally killed early on. It is shocking, letting you know these unknown villains are unusually nasty.Oddly the most disconcerting thing about the movie is the way the lead character chain smokes. It made me cough just to watch.