The Girl Who Played With Fire (2009)

The second in the series of Swedish film adaptations of Steig Larsson's "Millennium Series." I have not read the books so this is new material for me, though having seen the first film it was neat to come in grounded enough to notice how the series opens up and gets more personal, to see the form that the arc will take. There are a lot of characters in these, and you know your just getting the tip of them, but its nice having confidence that there is substance there, even brief characters can speak to Larsson's evident skill in this area. The cast is solid and interest is kept, though I didn't feel it was quite as stricking as the orignal. I'm looking forward to seeing the last one and getting the resolution. ***