The Girl Who Played With Fire
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Review
All films need a protagonist that kicks ass and we couldn't wait to be reunited with the best heroine on page and screen in the last decade as we sat down to watch The Girl Who Played With Fire.
Picking up where "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" left off, the asocial punk-hacker Lisbeth Salander is cooling off in the Carribbean with the money she has won using her uber-cool IT skills. Will she finally get the peace she deserves? Not quite. Now accused of a three murders she didn't commit thanks to a series of unfortunate and bizarre circumstances she goes on the run, kicking all those who get in her way to the kerb. As she fights with the big boys, ex-lover and investigative journalist Mickael Blomkvist goes all the way to prove her innocence whilst publishing a groundbreaking article on human trafficking. Phew.
Like its predecessor, which was released earlier this year, lovers of the Larsson books like us won't be dissapointed by the adaptation's loyalty not only to the narrative but, most importantly, to its enigmatic heroine. Portrayed by self-taught actress Noomi Rapace, Salander's transition from page to screen is what the success of these films rides on. Unlike Nykvist's dull-faced Blomkvist, Rapace's interpretation of the psycholigically scarred outsider Salander is what keeps you watching.
The weak points of the film can easily be attributed to the film's origins. The score could easily be taken from an ITV2 telefilm, unsurprising when you dicover that it was originally made for Swedish TV. The treatment of mental illness and asocial behaviour isn't explored as thoroughly as it is in the novel but then again not everything can fit into 2 hours.
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" is a dark rollercoaster ride through the Swedish underground and an even darker trip into the past of our heroine. It's faced paced, gasp-worthy and involves motorbikes. There's even a car chase. What more does one need in life?
www.thegirl.co.uk
Picking up where "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" left off, the asocial punk-hacker Lisbeth Salander is cooling off in the Carribbean with the money she has won using her uber-cool IT skills. Will she finally get the peace she deserves? Not quite. Now accused of a three murders she didn't commit thanks to a series of unfortunate and bizarre circumstances she goes on the run, kicking all those who get in her way to the kerb. As she fights with the big boys, ex-lover and investigative journalist Mickael Blomkvist goes all the way to prove her innocence whilst publishing a groundbreaking article on human trafficking. Phew.
Like its predecessor, which was released earlier this year, lovers of the Larsson books like us won't be dissapointed by the adaptation's loyalty not only to the narrative but, most importantly, to its enigmatic heroine. Portrayed by self-taught actress Noomi Rapace, Salander's transition from page to screen is what the success of these films rides on. Unlike Nykvist's dull-faced Blomkvist, Rapace's interpretation of the psycholigically scarred outsider Salander is what keeps you watching.
The weak points of the film can easily be attributed to the film's origins. The score could easily be taken from an ITV2 telefilm, unsurprising when you dicover that it was originally made for Swedish TV. The treatment of mental illness and asocial behaviour isn't explored as thoroughly as it is in the novel but then again not everything can fit into 2 hours.
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" is a dark rollercoaster ride through the Swedish underground and an even darker trip into the past of our heroine. It's faced paced, gasp-worthy and involves motorbikes. There's even a car chase. What more does one need in life?
www.thegirl.co.uk
