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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

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Hospitalized Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) awaits her murder trial, while Mikael (Michael Nyqvist) tries to establish her innocence.

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Slow and mostly devoid of the stellar chemistry between its two leads, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest is a disappointingly uneven conclusion to the Millennium trilogy.

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David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) 03/03/2011
3/5
For me the most deadening aspect of these films is the presence of Michael Nykvist as Blomqvist; he seems to have a personality by-pass, and remains expressionless at all times, no matter what's going on. Go to Full Review
Jim Schembri The Age (Australia) 03/02/2011
1/5
The best thing that can be said about the excruciatingly dull, badly made closing chapter in this punishingly bad Swedish crime trilogy is that it really whets the appetite for the upcoming American version. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 02/28/2011
4/5
Seeing the first two films -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire -- will make the third film more satisfying. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 07/31/2023
2.5/4
An abrupt and unsatisfying conclusion Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 10/06/2022
148 hours of anticlimactic cliches tire one's patience. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 10/04/2022
C-
It’s a gloomy affair — in this movie’s Sweden, it’s either raining, is about to rain, or has just rained — with precious little levity and almost no interaction between Lisbeth and Mikael. Go to Full Review
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Christian M Dec 30 'Millennium 3' opens with a clumsy and poorly executed scene that immediately disrupts immersion and feels at odds with the tone established by the trilogy. Although it is the weakest of the three films, it is far from a bad one. Its slow pace and dense narrative cater to patient viewers, a choice that never becomes boring but does lessen its emotional impact for much of the runtime. The film remains largely faithful to the novel, clarifying a complex story filled with subplots and secondary characters, even if its length still falls short of capturing the book’s full depth. Noomi Rapace once again proves to be the emotional core of the saga, delivering a powerful, internally driven performance as Lisbeth Salander. Restrained in form and focused on narrative, the film finds its strongest moments in the final act, where tension, performances, and dialogue finally align. Uneven but sincere, it serves as a solid conclusion to Stieg Larsson’s story. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 20 Success in 2 hours and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Some Sexual Material, Brief Language and Strong Violence!!!!!!!!!! In Swedish and American English audio options with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $5,200,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Jelisije J @jjosifovic Jun 22 The end of the trilogy that went out with a whimper from beginning to end we all new what was going to happen from scene to scene. An unnecessary sequel that exposes the great secret government organization that is responsible for the torture of Lisbeth Salander. See more Carlos T Feb 5 Filme: A Rainha do Castelo de Ar Assistido: 29-01-25 Elenco: @noomirapace @mlchael.nyqvist Lena Endre, Annika Hallin, @sofialedarp @1paolo2 Peter Andersson, Per Oscarsson, Jacob Ericksson, Modelo: #policial #suspense Duração: 3hs Ano: 2009 Minha opinião: Nesta trilogia sendo este o 1º Os Homens que não Amavam as Mulheres e o 2º A Menina que Brincava com Fogo, 3º A Rainha do Castelo de Ar. Neste 3º filme e final da triologia, temos mais ação e presença de Salander (Rapace). Aqui tanto ela quanto seu pai Alexander (Staykov) internada no hospital. Porem existe um segredo de Alexander era um espião russo e tem segredos de um grupo que se for expostos pode acabar com carreira de várias pessoas. E para isso descidem eliminar Alexander, mas não conseguem eliminar Salander. Mas ela acaba descobrindo os segredos da época que ela foi colocada no orfanato e feito experimentos com as crianças. E tudo isso acaba indo para o tribunal, Salander contra toda uma sociedade anônima. Mas com a ajuda de Mikael (Nyqvist) eles conseguem a vitória. Aqui temos uma atuação mais radical. Roteiro e enredo aqui a estória melhora, com mais emoção. Vale apena assistir? Para quem esta seguindo a triologia. Nota: 6 See more Shaun E 02/09/2024 The third instalment of the story of possibly the most socially awkward heroine in the history of cinema starts exactly where the second instalment finishes. Noomi Roopace's Lisbeth Salander is played to precision, leaving you to wonder about the motives of those trying to help her. The film is evenly paced with quite a lot of tension throughout the film. It was good to see the bad guys taken down in such an excellent manner. And the ending with Salander and her half-brother was wonderfully done. The film isn't perfect. Dubbing into English is sometimes a bit flaky. Some of the character decisions when faced with danger are questionable. I know that Steig Larson intended to write more stories for his characters before his death, but this trilogy ends quite tidily here. It was interesting that, for the second film in a row, the two main characters barely had an interaction with one another. This is very much a Swedish drama and thriller and I think that Hollywood could have not done it the same justice as was done here. A very good ending to a very fine set of films. See more hamid reza g 03/14/2023 The third film of the Millennium trilogy is a crime thriller that was generally well received and received moderate reviews and has its own charms. The beginning of the movie is exactly from the end of the movie "The Girl Who Plays with Fire" and this idea is attractive and pleasant. When we consider the total of three films together in a trilogy, we can consider it an attractive, different and successful trilogy of Swedish cinema. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Hospitalized Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) awaits her murder trial, while Mikael (Michael Nyqvist) tries to establish her innocence.
Director
Daniel Alfredson
Producer
Søren Stærmose
Screenwriter
Ulf Rydberg
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
ZDF Enterprises, Nordisk Film, Yellow Bird, Sveriges Television, Film Väst
Rating
R (Some Sexual Material|Brief Language|Strong Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 29, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.2M
Runtime
2h 35m
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