The greatest movie ever made..!

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

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is truly excellent, one would be hard pressed to find a Swedish thriller better. It wasn't flawless, but it comes close.It was followed by two follow ups and the David Fincher film, all worth a look but the original 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is the real deal. 'The Girl who Played with Fire' for a sequel/follow-up is worthy, although there is no doubt which is the superior film. There is too much of a different feel somewhat, the original mesmerised in its tension and intensity and constantly chilled the bone and shocked. While there is tension and suspense, the bleak moodiness and bone-chilling shock value is not quite replicated here by director Daniel Alfredson, who directs efficiently enough but there was the need of more atmosphere.'The Girl who Played with Fire' also feels rushed and incomplete, a longer length would have helped it and it was very clear that the film had been heavily cut. With a longer length, things would have felt more developed (something that the original did so brilliantly with a lot going on), the sex trafficking theme would have been less tame as it is a horrific situation and that didn't come through enough here and the ending (which was a shock in the book) less of a that's it feeling.Although somewhat televisual-like, which is not a bad thing as such but it definitely would have benefited, or at least the atmosphere would have done, from a more cinematic and moody look, 'The Girl who Played with Fire' is a good-looking film, with a good amount of grit and style. The music is suitably haunting and the writing is efficient and taut enough if not as structurally tight as before. The story is definitely intriguing, and there is a lot of action dynamically choreographed and hardly bland, with some very nice twists and turns, also loved the expansion on Lisbeth's character, a fascinating character made even more interesting.Performances are still fine. Michael Nyqvist is quietly commanding and the villains, if not as much as 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', pose a good threat...but this is mesmerising Noomi Rapace's film.All in all, a bit of a disappointment after being so taken with 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' but still worthy and not bad by any stretch of the imagination. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) has been living off of the stolen money from Wennerström. It's been a year of traveling and since she had contacted Mikael Blomkvist. She returns to Sweden to warn her guardian Nils Bjurman against trying to remove his tattoo. Meanwhile, a young couple brings a story of trafficking girls with names of high officials to Blomkvist. They are killed as well as Bjurman with his own gun. Lisbeth is the prime suspect with her fingerprints on the gun.I watched the movie again and realize that it's missing the wintery cold moodiness of the original. The feel of the movie is reduced to a solid Euro-thriller. Lisbeth takes more of a center stage as the case gets connected to her past. That's probably a good thing since she was the breakout star of the original. However the original's desolate feel is very much missed and it also misses the direct interaction between Lisbeth and Mikael.

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!

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.