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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (DVD / Blu-ray Combo)

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

"Restless thoughts, like a deadly swarm of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, but rush upon me thronging." - the Poet John Milton

I watched this movie recently and found it to be a worthy companion to an already outstanding modern novel. Nothing like being able to visualize a well-crafted crime thriller with all its drama and suspense. Here are some of my observations about this performance that a potential viewer might want to be aware of in viewing this production:
A. [T]he singsong qualities of spoken Swedish should not get in the way of following the story. In fact, I found the accompanying Swedish voices to make the subtitles easier to follow. They seemed to give the dialogue a nice lilt;
B. [T]he film is a fairly accurate rendition of the novel on three counts: the plot line is easy to follow; the main characters come through as authentic in their many encounters with complex issues; and the tempo was a similar pace;
C. [T]he film expresses a similar intensity of interpersonal conflict described in the novel. It is the same raw fear and loathing that carries the film through to a meaningful conclusion and makes the original novel a captivating read;
D. [T]he acting matches the character's roles in the novel: Lis Salander is that same brooding, tortured person in both preentations;
E. Read the novel first and get a sense of what Larsson is trying to tell his reader about the problems facing modern Swedish society. After that the movie becomes a kind of cinematic reward for wrestling with a complex tale about the disturbing and often dark side of the national conscience.

This is a fantastic foreign film. When I found it was in Swedish I didn't care to watch it, but after talking to a few individuals who thought highly of the novel I thought about it. It also received great reviews from several critics. Overall this is a great crime film and it's not like typical crime or mystery stories. The story is well written, the actors are well-chosen for the characters and the quality of the film is terrific.

I would recommend this film for anyone and I have doubts that the upcoming Hollywood version (to be released in 2011) will be anywhere near as great given the cast that has been chosen. I would recommend watching the original Swedish version.

If you can survive the subtitles it really is worth the watch. View the films in sequence though or you will miss out. Watched but not forgotten

This 3rd movie in the trilogy is not as violent as the first two. It is where the tables are turned and Lisbeth gets her day in court. I found myself cheering for her out loud as times! A great movie.

While this is a great mystry storry it is too graphic in the sex scenes also enjoyed the Close Captioning All the documents are shown are in a forign
language which makes them useless to the English watcher however there are not many of them thank goodness we watched this with friends who stated they were going to also buy it.

apres avoir visionné le premier volume le second était de mise et j'ai aussi beaucoup aimé.
une histoire fascinante.j'aime bien la version originale et non pas l'américaine.

Interesting to see the movie in today's bullying context. Sub-titles seemed to make me pay more attention than usual. Will have to test that thesis on some other foreign-language films.

had to return this movie is sub title and no good for me read the book and wanted to see the movie will keep looking for the english version

I got the trilogy and a great price from amazon.They are very good movies- I guess thats why they were remade but not as well.

i watched this movie last night and i could not take my eye's off the screen it was so intense i almost fell off the couch. when they took that prick away in handcuffs i was like crying with joy..i hope they do not make an american version because they will surely F*** it up... [sorry i had to do it]