Luftslottet som sprängdes
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Directed by:
Daniel AlfredsonScreenplay:
Ulf RybergCinematography:
Peter MokrosinskiComposer:
Jacob GrothCast:
Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Annika Hallin, Jacob Ericksson, Sofia Ledarp, Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl, Micke Spreitz, Georgi Staykov (more)VOD (1)
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In this last installment of Steig Larsson's 'Dragon Tattoo Trilogy', Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) 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 (Michael Nyqvist), 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. (Music Box Films)
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The third installment of the Millennium trilogy brought the quality back up after the unfortunate second installment. Just like in the previous film, the acting performances were excellent throughout. The writing started to make sense again, and with it came great atmosphere. While it wasn’t as chilling as it was at the beginning, it was still powerful and compelling enough for the film to go up to another level. How great is it to just enjoy yourself without having to constantly think about how the story doesn’t add up and wonder why the death count is higher than in a world war. My idea of a good thriller: suspense, atmosphere, zero melodrama. Perfection!
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A decent conclusion to the trilogy, no more, nor less. The Swedish adaptation of “Millennium” peaked with the first part.
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The same characters are played by the same actors as in the first film, but the screenwriter and director are different, and perhaps that partly influenced the result, which is clearly more hesitant than Oplev's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Even the book is rated more reservedly, but the director left his mark on the film in several other areas as well. Lisbeth's stepbrother looks and acts like a 1960s James Bond, and I don't mean that as a compliment. The action scenes (fortunately there are few) reveal that Alfredson is not familiar with this genre. The criminal raids of rickety old men teetering between dialysis and death do not appear as dangerous and suspenseful as the film crew would like. Finally, the entire conspiracy, the complex plot that forces participants to commit more crimes many years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, seems somewhat exaggerated compared to the fact that it was covering up an inconsequential agent. Non-readers of the book, myself included, may be at a disadvantage compared to those who are familiar with Lisbeth's fate. Overall, it is a slightly above-average detective story that benefits from the popularity of the book series. However, if the Millennium books are anything like this, it begs the question of where the fantastic global success of the trilogy came from. Overall impression: 60%.
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After an absurd departure to a completely different type of plot after The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is an epochal finale. The finale has it all. It has a captivating courtroom grand climax, everything connects and everything fits together, Lisbeth has a mohawk again, and every Lisbeth/Mikael shipper is satisfied at the end. If Fincher or someone after him gets this far, it's gonna be a big deal. Both series probably diverge the most in the middle, but I'll gladly wait for the dragons/spies connection.
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