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It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

The third instalment of the Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest dives further back into Lisbeth Salander's past and gives us a slight idea into why she is the way that she is. As interesting as this could be it ultimately ends up being the story's major weakness. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a fantastic movie, mainly down to the mismatched leads, their chemistry and the intriguing demeanour of one of cinema's most fascinating characters, however by picking away Salander's layers we remove that mystery that ultimately made her so great. At the start of the movie she spends a lot of time in a hospital gown and it is only when she gets her 'superhero' moment (you know that one when you finally see Batman for the first time), dressed as the punk goth that we know, that you can breath a sigh of relief. The story is much slower than the previous ones and it does finally ramp in when the court case of Salander's murder accusations finally kicks in. There is still tension and frights but Salander as a character doesn't drive this film like she did before. When Blomkvist and Salander were investigating an outside case the narrative bubbles but when it shifts to closer to home the tone differs and is less appealing. The second and third instalments could be from a different trilogy apart from a couple of vital scenes. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest still has plenty to saviour. The fact it is still made on a shoestring budget despite the first film's success is remarkable and the performances are still on form however it only goes to highlight how much you will yearn to rewatch the first film again. Long-winded, slightly messy and unevenly concluded but worth a watch solely for Salander and Rapace's once again brilliant performance.

From a great first film, the quality of the film series markedly decreases. However, whilst it certainly wasn't brilliant, The Girl Who Played With Fire still had plenty of action, twists, and a threatening (albeit unlikely) villain, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, by comparison, is little more than a tedious courtroom drama with a bolted-on conspiracy angle. Lisbeth is hardly in it and doesn't appear to kick anything. And when her big moment comes, striding into the court in full punk ensemble, she looks so hopelessly dated and fashionably out-of-touch it is a wonder the lawyers and judges didn't laugh, share memories of seeing their parents in photo albums wearing such outlandish garb in 1976, and then call the Fashion Police. Meanwhile, Blomkvist mooches about like a teenager moodily moaning about the fact that his editor has blocked the publication of a seemingly Earth-shattering edition of Millennium. However, when he petulantly publishes said periodical (wilfully ignoring threats to the editor and staff), the much-vaunted exposé is barely registered. Moreover, much of the 'drama' surrounding this issue consists of the group sitting around a table saying "Give that feature 30 pages, and this one 20 pages", although I've never read a magazine that devotes Tolstoy-like word counts to single features, I must say. Journalistic brevity is certainly not the Millennium crowd's forte, that's for sure. Indeed, while the previous films depicted Blomkvist as a dogged paragon of the truth and fact-finding, he doesn't really do much in this film. Plus, having established the fearsome Neidermann in the previous instalment, here he also just mooches around (mooching is the dominant trope of the finale, it seems), randomly tying women up, throwing them out of cars, and casting cyclists into rivers (a sure-bet strategy when trying to keep a low profile). But, the biggest crime of the film is his and Lisbeth's final confrontation, and the depiction of his 'doom' is a total anti-climax. So, given the interminable length of the film, it is surprising that so little occurs, and perhaps the series really should have started and ended with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Oh, and the film has to have the most under-whelming final scene in the entire history of cinematic trilogies, and one can easily imagine Blomkvist walking away from the surly Salander (whom he has saved from prison) at the end saying to himself, "Why did I bother?" Pretty much the same thought that the viewer can legitimately ask themselves at the end of this tedious film.

"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" ends the Millennium Trilogy from Swedish television.Taking up where the second chapter left off, Lisbeth Salandar (Noomi Rapace) is in the hospital, recovering from her wounds. She's also under arrest. Her father, Alexander Zalachenko, survived and is in the same hospital. There is a move afoot to charge her with attempted murder but also to have her committed to a mental institution again.Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) is devoting a special issue of Millennium to getting justice for Lisbeth. He soon learns that the people behind attempting to silence Lisbeth will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. Mikael and Lisbeth work separately again to clear her name and keep her from being either imprisoned or committed.Good ending to this trilogy, as it wraps up the story very nicely. Rapace's magnificent presence and total immersion into the role again dominates, with Nyqvist also excellent as Blomkvist, demonstrating his quiet determination to help Lisbeth.Despite the pervasive dark atmosphere (which the story demands) and some really major violence in the first episode, which is not my thing, I really am very glad I watched the Swedish version of this trilogy and do not plan on viewing the American version. In fact, I'm not even sure why they're making it, except that no one in Hollywood is interested in doing anything original. The Swedish "The Girl" trio will be hard to beat.

The final instalment in the series and, I have to say it was worth the wait, I watched the two previous instalments and was left with excitement and anticipation for the third. This final instalment did not disappoint it had me gripped from beginning to end with some real tense scenes and excellent dialogue between the characters, interspersed with scenes of chilling realism and tense action. This film sums up for me what Hollywood has lacked for......well years, in that special effects and action sequences although entertaining (barely) do not work unless they actually have a story that is both engrossing and also contains actors that grab you and bring you into the film. Anyway before I get on a rant this film and the whole trilogy are worth watching and I can't recommend them enough.