This is the most violent of the series, a trilogy that adheres very closely to the the novels. Lisbeth Salandar should go down as one of the great characters of detective fiction. Noomi Rapace deserves high praise for her portrayal. She has a chameleon-like quality that should get her quite a variety of roles.

Not as good as the first one. Wasn't as interesting and engaging. Just kind of ''meh''.

An improvement over its predecessor, but still no great shakes. Nyqvist remains so uncharismatic that he's virtually transparent, and the story still seems needlessly cluttered as a means of distracting from its no-big-dealness, but there's some genuine emotion to be found here, as well as a few surprises, and the overall pacing is stronger. Also, once again, Rapace's virtually the whole show; I'm becoming a pretty big fan of Lisbeth, if not the franchise as a whole.

Definately inferior to its prodecesor, "Flickan som lekte med elden" is nevertheless a solid and engrossing piece of mainstream storytelling. The second part of the saga is weaker, perhaps because the mysterey is less interesting, or because the story is more implausible (like Lisbeth's a la Uma Thurman escape) or maybe because the protagonists get practically no screen time together. Still, Alfredson is visually competant and the fine performances keep the whole thing constantly compelling.

Maybe a little weaker than the first, but still a good watch. I decided not to real the description for this film and the next because I knew I'll watch them anyways.

Competent acting is about as far as I'll go with praise on this one. For those of you who don't get enough grisly sexual violence from SVU.

Small budget, poor casting and comical dubbed English voices ruin what is an amazing book. The story is still there however and that keeps you entertained.

(spolers) After reading alot of these reviews on this movie, it really perturbed me. The first movie in the series ended the story it set out to do, introducing main characters lisbeth and blomkvist, setting you up to know who they are, what they do and how they interact with one another. the second movie focuses on lisbeths life and everything that surrounds her. I honestly can't figure out why thats a bad thing to these 'critics'.

It's tighter and I got most of the answers that were unanswered after the first film. The plot is still basic and more or less takes a back seat to the characters and their attempts to solve a simple mystery, but in this series, this works well. There wasn't much reason that I can see for this story to still have continued on, but I'm glad that it did. There are a lot of unnecessary sequels that end up becoming a waste of talent; The Girl Who Played with Fire isn't one of those.

An interesting continuation of the character, if a less interesting plot. Still, it's not a bad way to pass the time.

Mediocre but absorbing. The cinematography is pleasing and the characters (and actors) keep you wanting to know what happens next. If there's one thing the series succeeds at, it's generating sympathy.

Good, but not quite as good as the first.

Not as good as the first one, but still good. I was really impressed in Dragon Tattoo how entertaining the mystery was. We literally got a family tree on the wall with photos and names, and were basically told that one of these people did it. That's so much fun. I remember saying that I liked it because it felt like two reasonably (but not superhumanly) intelligent people could figure that mystery out. I don't feel that way this time. I admit I was sometimes confused. Good movie though.

If not 4 the visceral charge that comes w/ the violence-against-women theme & the previously untapped cathartic power fantasy embodied by its heroine, this would b 1 mediocre mystery thriller given the number of whys & hows carelessly glossed over 2 drive the narrative threads 2gether. Still, Salander's a wonderful creation & since the mystery this time around is explicitly connected 2 her origins, this sequel is more absorbing than its predecessor.

Big drop off from the first. The inclusion of so many hackneyed family connections and a villain who "is unable to feel pain (TM)" really works against it.

Not as good as the first but still decent. The last 15 minutes were ridiculous, and not in a good way.

A tv-series flatly blown up to the big screen leaving a lot of room for Fincher improvement in the upcoming remake.

okay, it's not a masterpiece, but definitely not as bad as everyone seem to make it - Action-thriller for the masses; Stop bitchin'.

Not as good as the first story but still ok

Well that sure was ho-hum, let's see what happens when this girl kicks a hornet nest.

Well, I'm done caring about this series.

This is a great film even if it is not as good as the first one. Noomi Rapace is outstanding again and I can not wait to see the third one!

I imagined the denouement done by Fincher and my head collapsed.

Missing a lot of the intrigue and depth of the first movie. Middle movie syndrome.

CSI pulp fiction with odd graphic novel/superhero elements. Most of it is nonsense. Larsson's characters live in a non-reality based world full of ridiculous coincidences and conveniences so this is hard to take seriously. Noomi Rapace is cool, though.

Good enough to keep you interested, ridiculous enough to question what the hell they were thinking. The villain who "can't feel pain" has to be the laziest thing ever and a lot of this movie feels lazy and uninspired as well. I thought the climax was very well done and it's a shame that the rest of the film wasn't that good, cause clearly they could make a decent movie. Hope the 3rd one is better.

Tamer than the first movie, yet packed with action (kickboxing, really?) that just seems misplaced in a thriller like this. Why use your fists when a perfectly good chainsaw is right in front of you?

Wow, they really made a mess here, isn't it? I don't know exactly what, as I haven't read the books. The story in the movie has mostly no interest, it's empty, it looks already too long... I cannot imagine what could be added but what could be cut. So my guess is they just made a mess taking things almost randomly. The worst thing is Salander doesn't appear a lot and when she does is just a bit better than correct, so the most interesting thing I found in first one is lost.

Forgettable.

The mystery element isn't quite as well conceived as Dragon Tattoo, and there doesn't seem to be any woman in this trilogy who hasn't been sexually abused, but it's still a smart, well thought-out, and well made thriller. The major problem is that it just seems to end in a manor that is basically blackmailing you into watching the concluding part. Which I will.

Not as good as the first.

I think it's the weakest of the trilogy, but it's still good. It's more of a bridge between the first and the third, but it's still an intriguing film and as usually, the character of Lisbeth is interesting enough to carry the film. It's not amazing, but it's a good solid thriller when taken as part of a trilogy. Score is not a grade.