Synopsis
Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.
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Cast
- Michael NyqvistMikael Blomkvist
- Noomi RapaceLisbeth Salander
- Lena EndreErika Berger
- Peter AnderssonNils Bjurman
- Annika HallinAnnika Giannini
- Per OscarssonHolger Palmgren
- Sofia LedarpMalin Erikson
- Micke SpreitzRonald Niedermann
- Georgi StaykovAlexander Zalachenko
- Paolo RobertoHimself
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
Though the thriller is in the hands of a different filmmaking team this time led by Swedish director Daniel Alfredson and screenwriter Jonas Frykberg, they've kept the searing intelligence and ruthless bent. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
Noir never has been this dark. - 90
Wall Street Journal
The actress gets immeasurable help from the writing: Lisbeth's anger is matched by her intelligence and her physical prowess, which enables her to administer as well as absorb pain in megadoses. But none of it would register without Ms. Rapace's singular combination of eerie beauty and feral intensity. She's a movie star unlike any other. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The Girl Who Played With Fire is very good, but a step down from "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," if only because that film and its casting were so fresh and unexpected. - 88
Orlando Sentinel
Yes, it's pretty much a must to have seen the first film. Where Dragon Tattoo felt like fall, Played with Fire was shot in the Swedish summer, which suits the faster pace, ramped up violence and fresh collection of supporting players -- cops, a kickboxer, and a couple of borderline Bond villains. - 88
ReelViews
A firecracker of a story - sharply written, superbly acted, and fast-paced. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
I found The Girl Who Played With Fire more gripping than "Dragon Tattoo," because this one doesn't just play with thriller conventions -- it puts them to work. - 80
NPR
Like most second parts of trilogies, this movie is more or less all middle.
