Saturday, February 19, 2011

Girl Who Played With Fire (R) 6.5

The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009): As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name. (6.8)

Director: Daniel Alfredson
Stars: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist and Lena Endre

Pretty good acting on the part of Noomi Rapace, but the others are quite ordinary. I'm not sure if some of the scenes (specially close up ones; speaking ones) were shot again for English version. The English dialog and the subtitles don't add up, as, I think, the subtitles are the Swedish translations. Since this is a book turned into a movie, I get the feeling that the book is a lot more descriptive. Still, a pretty good non-Hollywood (with all that implies, mostly good things) story. My Rating: 6.5