Sunday, August 1, 2010

The Girl Who Played with Fire

status: released in Sweden in 2009; in select theaters
rating: * * * * (4 out of 5)

In the sequel to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", we follow our goth heroine on a much more aggressive road. Lisbeth gets framed for three murders and one of the only people that believe she is innocent, Blomkvist, cannot find her. She's been traveling abroad, but keeping tabs on certain people.

The story unravels more of her past in a bit of a Jason Bourne way. You see snippets of her tortured past in her dreams. This movie follows Lisbeth a bit more closely, seeing that she is being hunted. The performances by Noomi and Michael are still just as powerful and fierce as its predecessor. I am definitely looking forward to this tale's conclusion.

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