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The Girl Who Played With Fire

R Released Jul 9, 2010 2h 9m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama List
69% Tomatometer 162 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Lisbeth, a computer hacker, goes on the run after being accused of three murders. It is up to journalist Mikael to investigate to try and clear her name.

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Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist remain extraordinarily well-suited to their roles, but the second installment in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy doesn't pack quite as much punch as the first.

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Anna Smith metro.co.uk This is an enjoyable thriller: there's no shortage of action, intrigue and girl power. Rated: 3/5 Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald The second film is more efficient than the first, less concerned with getting all the story on to the screen. Rated: 4/5 Sep 24, 2010 Full Review Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) Director Daniel Alfredson taking over from Niels Arden Oplev, maintains the sometimes disconcerting mixture of violence and righteous investigation that characterise the series. Rated: 3/5 Sep 23, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Audiences familiar with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a capable if troubled mystery, will notice a sharp decline in the quality of storytelling here. Rated: 2/4 Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Fire is better than Dragon because the new director, Daniel Alfredson, is less sadistic and more coherent. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 8, 2022 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin A finely made, suspenseful thriller, a must see. Rated: B+ Aug 12, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shaun E The Girl Who Played With Fire does not have the same shock value as its predecessor, but still packs a punch in terms of intrigue and complex storytelling. This second outing for the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is where a lot of Lisbeth's Salander's back story comes into play. A complex web of conspiracy is unravelled until the fairly blood filled ending of the film which leaves unfinished business for the third film to deal with. This film has some additional story elements built into it which place Lisbeth in a much more vulnerable position than was seen to be the case in the first film. Yes, she experienced much brutality in the first film, but some carelessness, loyalty and revenge lead her to act alone. Acting was brilliant and dubbing was mostly excellent. Only in a couple of places did things seem out of place in this regard. Storytelling was very much the order of the day - over action. It is a film with almost nothing in the way of special effects and delivers without needing to add these factors in. All in all, setting itself up for the third film which has a lot resting on it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review Audience Member Qualquer filme com Noomi rapace é bom, Ótima atriz Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Better than the first. It was nice to see an adaptation of the second. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review dustin d The Girl Who Played with Fire is slightly better than the previous film as it relies less on unlikely coincidences to move the plot forward. It is still a little too enamored with Lisbeth Salamander, Sweden is still a hotbed of misogyny and sex trafficking, and Stieg Larsson's stand-in, Mikael Blomkvist, is still a courageous investigative journalist/activist, morally and intellectually superior to his subjects, like all activist journalists are. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review dave s Like its predecessor The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire has an interesting premise but is marred by an absurdly complicated plot and enough characters to fill a rolodex. Nutshelling it as simply as humanly possible, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) returns to Sweden and is almost immediately accused of triple murder. Meanwhile, the gang at the Millennium are investigating a sex trafficking ring which eventually ties in with Lisbeth's father and a bunch of seemingly incompetent cops and a German boxer who looks and acts like the Terminator and then things get confusing. It's probably worth watching for the performance of the steely-eyed Rapace, but beyond that, there's just too much talking by too many characters. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as the first film, to be honest i got pretty confused at times as to what was going on. The action is good though, it is very hard hitting and Noomi is really great in the film. Worth watching but forgettable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lisbeth, a computer hacker, goes on the run after being accused of three murders. It is up to journalist Mikael to investigate to try and clear her name.
Director
Daniel Alfredson
Producer
Søren Stærmose
Screenwriter
Jonas Frykberg
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Film Väst, Nordisk Film, Yellow Bird, Sveriges Television, Svenska Filminstitutet, ZDF Enterprises, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Rating
R (Language|Brutal Violence|Nudity|Rape|Some Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 9, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 25, 2011
Runtime
2h 9m
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