My Movie Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire

My Movie Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire
4/5

Opening Statement: Lisbeth Salander is back in the second part of the Millenium trilogy. This time it is about a year later and she is being framed for a triple murder she did not commit. This catches eye to Blomkvist our protagonist from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as he tries to help her and develop a deeper understanding to who Lisbeth Salander truly is.


What's Good: I am falling in love with this trilogy. It maintains the same star rating I gave the first one, but to be honest they are both good in two completely different ways. The Girl Who Played With Fire picks up some of the pacing and  I love that we are learning more about Salander. I believe that Lisbeth Salander is my favorite heroine in the history of cinema. She is trying to maintain a normal life but is constantly having to run from her past. While Blomkvist is going on with his life after his jail sentence, and he seems almost completely intrigued by Lisbeth. The movie doesn't stray away from the fact that it is just telling a story, no matter how sexual or disturbingly violent things may get and I love that. This is a no holds barred mystery flick that throws more and more surprises at you. The mystery genre does not get much better than this.


What's Bad: Some of the soul is lost from the first one. It makes up for most its losses. The symbolism, mystery elements, and originality were so much more subtle in the first part. At times you may feel you are being jerked around by the straight forwardness and would like the movie to chill a bit.


The Rant: No Rant for this one! Everyone should see these movies though.


Consensus: It loses and gains things from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but altogether this is one hell of a trilogy, and Lisbeth Salander is one hell of a character.