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For any audience who had been introduced to the Swedish film version of Stieg Larsson’s best-selling ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’- perhaps merely a less impressive ‘Silence of the Lambs’, although in Swedish. Overall, might have caused some disappointment.
‘The Girl Who Played with Fire’, however, continues the second part of the trilogy, continuing with the familiar characters, of Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkrist.
Serious piece of work
Pretty much from the start and continuing throughout, this is a serious piece of work to be reckoned with.
Unlike the first film which seemed to copy well known films, perhaps not too deliberately, ‘The Girl Who Played With Fire’ keeps a similar cinematic style as the first of dark and broodiness, but also develops into a highly exciting thriller with excellent level of direction from Daniel Alferdson.
Focusing the attention on both subjects of human trafficking and a lead character who must prove her innocence played by Noomi Rapace, the film picks up a pace so perfectly that it is more action-based and extremely fluid, giving over to scenes and developments which cause a genuine admiration towards the main star of the story who is undoubtedly Lisbeth Salander.
Great characterisation
Rarely do films portray a lead character, who, seems to become stronger, deeper and psychologically so compelling as the performance that Noomi Rapace brings to the role.
Much like Luc Besson’s infamous film ‘Nikita’, this is a film that insists that such a woman when unfairly blackmailed and almost treated with utter contempt will become eventually unstoppable, determined and portrays such a massive inner strength that it would be impossible to ignore such a truly impressive star and as a film of worth, few will match ‘The Girl Who Played With Fire.’
