The Girl Who Played With Fire (English subtitled)

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Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. A researcher and a Millenium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and violent behavior makes her an official danger to society. Mikael Blomkvist, Salander's ... friend and Millenium's publisher, is alone in his belief of Salander's innocence. Digging deeper, Blomkvist unearths evidence implicating highly placed members of Swedish society - as well as shocking details about Salander's past. He is desperate to get to her before she is cornered - but no one can find her anywhere.

• Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist
• Directed by: Daniel Alfredson
• Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes
• Release year: 2010
• Studio: Music Box Films

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• Synopsis: Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. A researcher and a Millenium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and violent behavior makes her an official danger to society. Mikael Blomkvist, Salander's friend and Millenium's publisher, is alone in his belief of Salander's innocence. Digging deeper, Blomkvist unearths evidence implicating highly placed members of Swedish society - as well as shocking details about Salander's past. He is desperate to get to her before she is cornered - but no one can find her anywhere.
• Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist
• Supporting actors: Lena Endre, Sofia Ledarp, Peter Andersson, Micke Spreitz, Georgi Staykov, Yasmine Garbi, Paolo Roberto, Tehilla Blad, Annika Hallin, Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Per Oscarsson, Tanja Lorentzon, Alexandra Hummingson, Anders Ahlbom, Jacob Ericksson, Reuben Sallmander, Niklas Hjulström, Magnus Krepper, Ralph Carlsson, Jörgen Berthage
• Directed by: Daniel Alfredson
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes
• Release year: 2010
• Studio: Music Box Films
• MPAA Rating: Rated R for brutal violence including a rape, some strong sexual content, nudity and language
• ASIN: B003Z9RB82 (Rental) and B003Z9SYFQ (Purchase)
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• The Girl Who Played with Fire DVD ~ Michael Nyqvist

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• Theatrical Release Information
• US Theatrical Release Date: July 09, 2010
• MPAA: Rated R for brutal violence including a rape, some strong sexual content, nudity and language
• Production Company: Film i Väst, Nordisk Film, Sveriges Television (SVT), Yellow Bird Films, ZDF Enterprises, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
• Filming Locations: Götgatan, Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden | Lundagatan, Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden | Slussen, Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden | Värtavägen 41, Gärdet, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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• US Theatrical Release Date: July 09, 2010
• MPAA: Rated R for brutal violence including a rape, some strong sexual content, nudity and language
• Production Company: Film i Väst, Nordisk Film, Sveriges Television (SVT), Yellow Bird Films, ZDF Enterprises, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
• Filming Locations: Götgatan, Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden | Lundagatan, Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden | Slussen, Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden | Värtavägen 41, Gärdet, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

 

The Girl Who Played With Fire (English subtitled)

 

Customer Reviews

Whoever edited the Millennium Trilogy into film is a genius. Stieg Larsson was a good author and his novels are captivating, but he can detail an idea to death. Whereas the screen writer for the films has taken pages, even chapters of Larsson's minutia and delivered the meaning and impact of Stig's over description in a raised eyebrow, a word or a deceptively simple scene. The Girl Who Played With Fire is a bridge between Dragon Tattoo and Hornet's Nest, yet the screen writer has delivered a film that stands on its own. I've read the books and thoroughly enjoyed the films. My husband has not read the books and was impressed by the films. We have seen Dragon Tattoo three times and Fire twice at the theater and can't wait for Hornet's Nest to come out this fall. Although this is a non English film, I found the captioning to be very easy to follow and it did not detract from enjoying the movie. Watch Dragon Tattoo first, then enjoy Fire and the brilliant acting of Noomi Rapace, this woman is a stunner and is perfect in the role of Lisbet Salander. See it.

The late Stieg Larsson centered his Millennium Trilogy around cruelty towards women -- and the movie adaptations don't hold back either.
The second movie of the trilogy, "The Girl Who Played With Fire," is a tightly wound thriller that is almost as good as the first. It lacks some of the raw, wild, dark energy, but it tangles together some razor-sharp social commentary (sex trafficking) with car chases and conspiracies. Best of all, it still has brilliant performances by Michael Nyqvist and Noome Rapace.
A year after "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Millennium magazine has a new reporter -- Dag Svensson (Hans Christian Thulin) and his girlfriend are doing reports on sex trafficking and prostitution. But then Mikael (Nyqvist) finds both of them dead in their apartment, and Nils Bjurman (Peter Andersson) -- the cruel "guardian" who raped Lisbeth -- has been brutally shot in the head.
Since Lisbeth (Rapace) just returned to Stockholm (and threatened to shoot Bjurman), she becomes the No. 1 suspect in all three murders. Even though, y'know, she had no motive for two of them.
Of course, Mikael doesn't believe that she did it -- especially since a hostile blond giant is going around beating up anyone (a trainer, a casual girlfriend) who might know Lisbeth's whereabouts. As Lisbeth goes on her own dark mission, she tells Mikael that he should look for someone named "Zala." But when Mikael starts hunting for information on this mystery man, he also learns more about Lisbeth's dark past...
Lisbeth Salander was something of a mystery in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" -- we knew she was troubled, a brilliant hacker, and had been in a psych ward. But "The Girl Who Played With Fire" rips away all that mystery and shows us where Lisbeth Salander came from, and how she became a lonely, punky avenging angel. It's pretty nasty, and it ends on a cliffhanger (for crying out loud!).
The biggest problem with this story is that it lacks the raw, primal energy that made the first movie so vibrant. But it's still a tightly-wound thriller with plenty of unpolished fighting, bloody violence, and some moments of bleak humor (Lisbeth "renting" a car after shoving the clerk in a locker). The most disturbing parts are undeniably the flashbacks to Lisbeth's past, both with her family and in a psych ward (depicted in a surreal, blurry-white nightmare).
And it's all wound around more unpleasant aspects of modern Swedish society, centering on cruelty towards women -- sex trafficking in a modern country, and the evil "Zala's" ability to get away with anything he wanted.
And while Nyqvist does a good job here, the real spotlight here is on Noome Rapace. This woman is brilliant -- all lean wildcat energy, haunted eyes and half-hidden pain. While Lisbeth seems to have healed a little from her past experiences (she seems more open and friendly), there's still a river of darkness flowing just under the surface, and Rapace does a particularly good job when Lisbeth goes a-hunting for the bad guys.
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" doesn't have the spark of the first movie, but it still has an electric brilliance and scathing social exploration. Too bad we have to wait so long for the finale!