This film is the third installment of Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millenium trilogy. While critics seem to agree that it doesn’t quite meet the lofty standard set by the first film of the series, it is nonetheless solid entertainment that ties up the necessary loose ends. Lisbeth Salander, Larsson’s damaged but intelligent heroine, is as defiant as ever, refusing to crack a single smile throughout the film. Through these films, this cyber punk has become an iconic heroine for the New Age. Although the film lacks some of the action of the first two entries, it is an effective epilogue that should satisfy audiences. Reviews have been generally mixed — it has a score of 47% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 60 on Metacritic.

Feels like the concluding chapter it is, with neatly tied loose ends and closing remarks, though it unfolds as something of a secular passion play. (NY Times)

Hornet’s Nest is talky but indisputably terrific, and it ends in a dazzling display of courtroom fireworks. Rapace is hot stuff in any language. Oscar, take heed. (Rolling Stone)

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