The Girl who played with Fire (2009)

	Also Known As: Verdammnis (Germany), Flickan som lekte med elden (original)
	Year of first release: 2009
	Director: Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest)
	Actors: Michael Nyqvist (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol), Noomi Rapace (Prometheus)
	Country: D, DK, S
	Genre: Polar, Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 14.12.2012, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: The two main characters of the first film (Rapace and Nyquist) are reunited though a prostitution story involving girls from Eastern countries.
Review: This sequel feels a bit forced in bringing back together the characters of the first film and the winning receipe, a bit like in The Bourne Supremacy. While the first movie was set in the countryside and the police was little involved, this time we are in the big city and the police investigation runs in parallel to the journalistic one. The reactions from the protagonists are sometimes nicely unpredictable. I liked in particular when the young boxer witnesses the kidnapping of the friend he came to warn, follows the car and ends up fist fighting to free this friend, against all odds. Nicely written. If the first movie reminded me of many Nordic movie I knew, this one recalls Kill Bill to my mind! No specific reason, just a feeling, an atmosphere and some references. Still a good sequel but I hope for some change in the third opus.
Rating: 6 /10