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Luftslottet som Sprängdes [The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest] (2009)

Luftslottet som Sprängdes [The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest] (2009)

David R. George III
Compact Movie Reviews

The third Swedish film made from Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy of bestsellers, this effort, while well made, fails to live up to its forebears. Unlike its predecessors, the story lacks complexity, and it also relies too much upon knowledge of the earlier tales. Good acting and directing, and it looks nice, but hardly a must see.

**⅞ (out of *****)

©2018 David R. George III

2009 • 2 HOURS, 27 MINUTES
FILM I VÄST • NORDIC FILM • SVERIGES TELEVISION (SVT) • YELLOW BIRD • ZDF ENTERPRISES

STARRING
• MICHAEL NYQVIST, NOOMI RAPACE

ALSO STARRING
• ANNIKA HALLIN, LENA ENDRE, ANDERS AHLBOM ROSENDAHL, HANS ALFREDSON

WRITTEN BY
• ULF RYBERG
• STIEG LARSSON (BASED ON THE NOVEL)

DIRECTED BY
• DANIEL ALFREDSON

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