Truly Dreadful Film

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

the basic problem - the high expectations. result - impression than after first part, the entire magic is off and the film is only one from many others. but all is the same. the beautiful performance of Noomi Rapace, the portrait of Blomkvist, the music. only sin - the lost of force intensity. far to be a mediocre movie, it is not the best adaptation. the cause can be the hurry. or the perception of novel. short, it has not the convincing virtues of first part. but it has same tension and same mark of Millennium series. maybe, it is not enough. but , far to represent a disappointment, it is a good film. sure, not remarkable. but nobody is perfect

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.

What can I say? I'm a huge fan of Millennium Stieg Larsson trilogy. But the adaptation of this movie was actually disastrous. One can expect they don't respect the whole book, but at least I think the readers expect they respect the main points, but that doesn't happened here. Maybe it was because the budget, or because the Writers, 'cause it gave me the impression they didn't know how to manage the story. My girlfriend saw the movie too, and I had to tell her a lot of mistakes or things they missed, because she told me she couldn't understand very well the story. (She didn't read the book)Finally I have to remark Noomi Rapace's performance not as well the Michael Nyqvist case.I am very disappointed with this movie.

I decided to go all-out and give myself the full Millennium experience by watching the TV miniseries (9 hours in total) over the space of three nights. As a result, these reviews are of the extended, three-hour editions of each film rather than the condensed, theatrical two-hour versions.THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE is a highly effective sequel that avoids the usual 'second film in a trilogy' syndrome. It's full of action and intriguing plot twists, and it takes hold of the original's storyline and builds and expands on it in a decent way.I wouldn't say it's better than the first film - it lacks the novelty of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, and it's very slightly less emotionally fulfilling - but it's nevertheless a superior piece of filmmaking. Bring on the third!