In the last twelve months there have been a great number top A-list films. from the block busting 3D experience Avatar to the wonderful dark comedy of "kick-ass" and the mind bending sci-fi experience that was "Inception". But this week I watched a fantastic film that was not another Hollywood heavyweight but a wonderfully crafted Swedish film adaptation of a book series that has become a world wide phenomenon.
The Girl who played with Fire is a film based on the second installment of the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson (a series that has sold over 32 million copies worldwide). The film is a sequel to the superb "The girl with dragon tattoo". For the uninitiated the film focuses Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine as he prepares to print a story exposing a sex trafficking ring. The main character of the film Lisbeth Salander (a bi-sexual computer hacker who is also the girl with dragon tattoo) who Blomkvist encountered in the previous film is drawn into the story when she is framed for a crime she did not commit and requires Blomkvist's help to clear her name.
The film is a roller coaster ride of dramatic intrigue, exhilarating fight scenes and dark revelations of Lisbeth's past. Although not quite hitting the heights of the first, this film is thoroughly intriguing and enjoyable if a bit on the long side. The film also heavily relies on you having seen the first installment in the series with a great amount of detail carried over, but this no bad thing considering how good the first film is.
In conclusion the first film in this series was brilliant and if you have not seen it I cannot recommend it highly enough. If you've watch the first one and thoroughly enjoyed it as I did "The Girl who played with Fire" is a must watch.
8/10
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