The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

R,

2010,

2h 35m,

Mystery & Thriller

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Hospitalized Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) awaits her murder trial, while Mikael (Michael Nyqvist) tries to establish her innocence.

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Critics Consensus

Slow and mostly devoid of the stellar chemistry between its two leads, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest is a disappointingly uneven conclusion to the Millennium trilogy.

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

Mar 3, 2011

3/5

For me the most deadening aspect of these films is the presence of Michael Nykvist as Blomqvist; he seems to have a personality by-pass, and remains expressionless at all times, no matter what's going on.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Mar 2, 2011

1/5

The best thing that can be said about the excruciatingly dull, badly made closing chapter in this punishingly bad Swedish crime trilogy is that it really whets the appetite for the upcoming American version.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Feb 28, 2011

4/5

Seeing the first two films -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire -- will make the third film more satisfying.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Jul 31, 2023

2.5/4

An abrupt and unsatisfying conclusion

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Oct 6, 2022

148 hours of anticlimactic cliches tire one's patience. [Full review in Spanish]

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Oct 4, 2022

C-

It’s a gloomy affair — in this movie’s Sweden, it’s either raining, is about to rain, or has just rained — with precious little levity and almost no interaction between Lisbeth and Mikael.

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Anakin S

Mar 8, 2019

mostly boring. focused on everything except the title character. lacked what made the first one good. i cared less for this than the second one, but there were parts i liked, including the conclusion, which was also wrapped up the trilogy. (2 viewings)

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Hagrid P

Feb 21, 2019

Pretty good and the first time I watched without first listening to the book.

Han P

Aug 14, 2018

4/5. Noomi Rapce and Michael Nyqvist are both great, but don't get enough time together. The courtroom thriller aspects are excellent and very satisfying. It's not as good at the first film, but is better than the second.

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Han R

Feb 19, 2018

A disappointing third part of the trilogy. Very pedestrian action and a linear story with no real twists.

Hermione W

May 4, 2017

Seems like it was rushed out on a tv budget. Overall less compelling than the first 2

Harry M

Mar 5, 2010

Enough sting to be a satisfying conclusion.

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Synopsis

Hospitalized Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) awaits her murder trial, while Mikael (Michael Nyqvist) tries to establish her innocence.

Director: Daniel Alfredson
Producer: Søren Stærmose
Screenwriter: Ulf Rydberg
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: ZDF Enterprises, Nordisk Film, Yellow Bird, Sveriges Television, Film Väst
Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Brief Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.2M
Runtime: 2h 35m

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