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In this last installment of Steig Larsson's Dragon Tattoo Trilogy,
Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head,
in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her
life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to
Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend,
journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but
also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable,
like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot
revenge – against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government
institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. |
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"While the focus of The Girl Who Played with Fire is
mostly on Lisbeth, who is interesting enough to carry a movie on her own, The
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest gives Blomkvist a lion's share of the
screen time. And, although Michael Nyqvist provides an excellent
portrayal of the crusading magazine editor, the character is a generic component
of the traditional thriller/mystery genre." ...Reel Views, James
Berardinelli
"Nyqvist is ideal as the plodding journalist who is so
channelled on a case of such unjust proportions and puts his fears aside. What
adds to the brilliance of the actor and the work itself is that he makes
credible a man who can live with what amounts to a steady dose of rejection by
Salander and fight with fierce doggedness for her freedom - a rather rare
relationship in film. It's not your classic romance." ...Jules
Brenner, Cinema Signals
"Crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, portrayed with a
steady intelligence by well-known Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, is a
shadow of the man Larsson envisioned; his editor and sometime lover Erika Berger
even more so. But with Lisbeth in confined spaces here, the filmmakers have
given the characters more room to breathe. Nyqvist and Endre make the most of
it, with Endre's heat playing well against Nyqvist's chill." ...Betsy
Sharkey, LA Times
"Michael Nyqvist is solid as always in the role of journalist Mikael, and
Lena Endre again does a lot with very little as Erika, the editor who loves him.
Aksel Morisse also stands out as the doctor, understated but highly effective,
providing the film with an important sense of the human and the ordinary against
which to balance itself." ...Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film
"Michael Nyqvist, as journalist Mikael Blomkvist who has taken a key
interest in Lisbeth's story with its Greek tragedy elements, grounds the film,
although he is relatively overshadowed by the diminutive Rapace whose
performance is heightened by its minimalism." ...Louise Keller,
Urban Cinefile
"Lisbeth's saga is, at its core, a cautionary tale for abusive caregivers and
delinquent social services, but it's almost undone by sprawl. That the movie
holds together at all is a testament to a smart, meaty screenplay by Jonas
Frykberg and Ulf Ryberg and Daniel Alfredson's assured direction, which treats
the most ludicrous plot developments with stylish Hitchcockian poise."
...Amy Biancolli, SF Chronicle
"The nature of the story means that the third film is much
more of a courtroom thriller than a detective story, which will obviously
disappoint anyone hoping for the superlative detective movie style thrills
delivered by the first one. Nyqvist and Rapace are both excellent and at
least they have more screen time together here than they did in the second
film." ...Matthew Turner, View London
"It's a stronger, more cohesive piece than Part 2, consistently exciting and
again with fine performances by all... Nyqvist is customarily solid and
dependable as her trusted supporter while Rosendahl gives a good account of
himself as the pigheaded and arrogant Teleborian. Well paced and very
suspenseful – the court case is rivetting – this is an immensely satisfying wrap
up to the trilogy, a sharp thriller with smarts and skill delivered with
confident panache. Well worth seeing." ...Stuart O'Connor,
Screen Jabber
"Michael Nykvist retains the perseverance and loyalty
that make his Mikael Blomkvist so markedly different to most of the people
Lisbeth has come across, and Lena Endre is again wonderful as Mikael's business
partner... The story is told with strategic editing and a thrilling score,
while the costumes, sets and locations are naturalistic and efficient. prose
first and foremost, but the principle cast really were excellent finds."
...Andrew L.Urban, Urban Cinefile
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