The sequel to the Swedish hit, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", takes place over a year after where the last film left off. Our anti-heroine Lisbeth Salander is putting the pieces of her life back together, while her sleuthing partner, Mikael Blomkvist, continues exposing the crimes of the European elite for Millenium magazine. This time around, Mikael is working with a young reporter, Dag Svensson, on a sex trafficking scandal. But when Dag and his journalist girlfriend are found dead in their apartment, the evidence links Lisbeth to the murders and she and Mikael must work together once again to solve the crime. This installment - based on the second novel in the Millenium trilogy - is less intense and engrossing than the first film. With our two protagonists separated by geography (Lisbeth must stay on the lam for most of the film while she tries to clear her name), much of the excitement of uncovering clues together is gone. Unfortunately, the two working alone does not lend itself to the chemistry that Mikael and Lisbeth shared in the first story. Nonetheless, we follow the couple as they investigate who is behind the conspiracy to put Lisbeth behind bars. In doing so, the story dives even deeper into Lisbeth's dark past to uncover the grisly details of her childhood. The film ends rather abruptly with no sense of closure, presumably leaving the story wide open to pick right back up in the next and final installment. Again, don't expect the thrilling allure of the first movie. But the mystery will still keep you intrigued, and Mikael and Lisbeth are such great characters that you'll definitely be coming back for more.
3 out of 5 stars
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