Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) has been living off of the stolen money from Wennerström. It's been a year of traveling and since she had contacted Mikael Blomkvist. She returns to Sweden to warn her guardian Nils Bjurman against trying to remove his tattoo. Meanwhile, a young couple brings a story of trafficking girls with names of high officials to Blomkvist. They are killed as well as Bjurman with his own gun. Lisbeth is the prime suspect with her fingerprints on the gun.I watched the movie again and realize that it's missing the wintery cold moodiness of the original. The feel of the movie is reduced to a solid Euro-thriller. Lisbeth takes more of a center stage as the case gets connected to her past. That's probably a good thing since she was the breakout star of the original. However the original's desolate feel is very much missed and it also misses the direct interaction between Lisbeth and Mikael.

I was dying to watch the movie after I read the book, I was hoping to feel like I felt when I was reading the book and was eager to show my wife how fantastic a story could be. But the movie failed me, the characters were not as strong as the book and I couldn't relate to them at all, Lisbeth was not as talented as was in the book, I think the parts which could make her a smart hacker was excluded from the movie due to the duration, and in fact it was a big mistake, who did not read the book can not find Lisbeth a smart and talented girl. Her social behavior was not the focus of the movie and it was sad , you can not know Lisbeth just from watching the movie at all. This apply to all characters, the movie made all of them cheesy, like when Mia and Dag murdered nobody feel sad that's because their part was only around 5minute and no one knows them at all in such a short time. my conclusion is that the movie has sacrifice everything just to be out there, I Hope at least the Hollywood version could make it up to all who have read the book and expect something spectacular like the book.

With a phenomenally popular story, it's only natural for it to have a sequel. And like most sequels, they are (almost) never as good as the original. That's what has happened with The Girl who Played with Fire. For the most part this is a result from rather bland direction (almost even sub-par). With no flare to the presentation, nothing that really submerges you into the characters, the direction is nothing more than standard camera-work and often bad timing (relying on loud noises to try and make you jump). But the story saves this from being a regrettable experience. Expanding on Lizabeth's past, there are plenty of twists and turns to keep things interesting. But this is a different story. This is not a taut mystery with social implications, as in the first. This is a crime/drama that borders almost into comic book twists (characters with almost super-human abilities and twists that borderline on unbelievable). Still, if you liked the first film, you should find out what has happened in its aftermath.

'The Girl who Played with Fire' is an adequate follow-up to 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. The film is pretty good but there are a few minor points which can annoy people, particularly if people watching it have read the novel.Acting is excellent, each actor portraying main characters do so very well. Noomi Rapace (Salander) and Michael Nyqvist (Blomkvist) are perfectly suited for their roles and portray the deep personal aspects of their characters very well. The acting overall is pretty good, I was disappointed with Georgi Staykov's performance as Alexander Zalachenko, for a very crucial role in the story and the film his acting is a bit bland. The plot, like the novel, is great. This adaptation has managed to speed up the story a little bit so the plot becomes more interesting quicker. There are however, some small aspects and details which are missed out which can bother people. The soundtrack was very basic but it did have an impact on some crucial scenes, the fact there was no overpowering scores on it made it more subtle yet effective.Overall, I would recommend this providing you saw the first film and liked it. It's just as good as its prequel with just as good a story with interesting plot twists and fantastic fight scenes.