The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest

One thing was clear when watching The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest and that was the fact that if there was an editor of this film he was clearly not doing his job. What should have been a fast-paced, dramatic conclusion to the Millennium Trilogy was a slow, though at times compelling, limp to an ending that you could see coming a mile off. (I haven't read the books.) Not that every movie needs to have a shocking end, or anything like that, but it was so obvious where things were going. It's a shame really because The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was simply outstanding, and the sequel The Girl Who Played With Fire was solid without being particularly awesome. I was expecting a lift from the second film, but what you get is a movie that is far, far too long, especially when you have to contend with subtitles. That wasn't as much of an issue in the first two movies but it was noticeable here. The second half of the movie was excellent but you have to wait about an hour to 90 minutes before things get going. This is not acceptable, and I don't care how acclaimed the first movie was. That gripe aside, I think the series was a good one. However, I see it as a waste of time for Hollywood to me remaking this series. It's far too controversial in parts for mainstream Hollywood and having it in English won't really change an awful lot. Noomi Rapace was excellent as Lisbeth Salander and Michael Nyqvist equally good as journalist Mikael Blomkvist. A 6.5 out of 10 for the final film in the series, though, and that's disappointing given the first one was easily an 8.