Movie #391 ........................."The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"

Movie #391 "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" --- I waited for weeks and weeks to see this ---- never came to a theatre "Near' me in either home, and I don't get it. Why make it so difficult to see and then when it gets available in DVD it is streamable almost immediately? So I watched it right away and really, truly enjoyed it. I am sorry this is the last one --- though, I can't believe the book and the movie end the way they do ---- there has to be another book/movie ! His girlfriend says there is, so I'm waiting for it. I still like the first movie better, can't remember lots of the second one, and this one is amazing how it tells the story with sooooo many changes from the book ---- and there would have to be changes galore with the length of the book ---- the movie is already 147 minutes (they have all been long) so be aware of that before you sit down and watch it --- U.S. audiences are used to 120 or so minutes. The big change I noticed was in Berg's character -- there had to be a big adjustment in her character to provide some conflict and intrigue that would have been missing otherwise. I bought it, and no one would notice it, if you haven't read the book ---- but can you honestly see this movie and follow it without reading the book? I don't think so ----not this one. The film seems FOR all those people that read all three books! For example, All the cops that had individual characters in Book 3 are just listed for a minute in this one, as if it's just a wave to the reading audience out there who were expecting them mentioned. I was a little disappointed that the little cat and mouse stuff between Salander and Blomquist on the computer in Book 3 was missing ---- and the film tried to deal with all the political intrigue (because it's probably the reason Larsson wrote all these books, anyway) but it was tough to follow, even if you know the names.............of which there are many here! I was also disappointed in the very end --- just like in the book ---- after following S/B's relationship throughout, you have to say to yourself --"That's it?" There's gotta be another book/movie! There's just gotta be! But vengeance is sweet! When Salander is face to face with the demon doctor, you want to stand up and cheer! It feels good!



Average rating: 4.171
I would give it 4.2
Average of 14,625 ratings: 4.2 stars
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest(Luftslottet Som Sprängdes)
2009R 147 minutes
Third in a trio of films inspired by Swedish author Stieg Larsson's "Millennium Trilogy," this thriller follows feisty computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) as she finds herself hospitalized, suspected of murder and targeted for death by thugs. Meanwhile, Lisbeth's journalist pal, Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist), crusades to prove her innocence. Daniel Alfredson directs this film that also stars Lena Endre and Jacob Ericksson.

Cast:Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Annika Hallin, Jacob Ericksson, Sofia Ledarp, Anders Ahlbom, Micke Spreitz, Georgi Staykov, Mirja Turestedt, Hans Alfredson Director:Daniel Alfredson Genres:Foreign, Foreign Thrillers, Scandinavia, Swedish Language, Foreign Regions, Foreign Languages, Blu-ray Language:SwedishFormat:DVD, Blu-ray and streaming (HD available