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Richard Corliss, Time: VERY GOOD "...resolves the Millennium trilogy on a high note... a tribute to Rapace's keen screen intellect, her smoldering persona -- her Rapacity." (Read the full review...) 863 words, 10/29/10 David Germain, Associated Press: MODERATE (cg) "Only in the closing minutes of this long, snoozy finale does Lisbeth get out in the world and mix it up with one more bad guy... a dreary, passive letdown..." (Read the full review...) 563 words, 10/28/10 Thelma Adams, Us Weekly: MODERATE (cg) "With the lead bedridden for almost half the film, the action drags. Worse: Those who missed the first two movies won't be able to connect the dots." (Read the full review...) 55 words, 10/28/10 Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE (cg) "...mostly an epic rehash of the tale Larsson has already told, and that makes it, at two hours and 28 minutes, the first movie in the series that never catches fire." (Read the full review...) 243 words, 10/29/10 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: VERY GOOD (cg) "...talky but indisputably terrific, and it ends in a dazzling display of courtroom fireworks. Rapace is hot stuff in any language." (Read the full review...) 125 words, 10/29/10 Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE (cg) "...has such dull patches that as a Volvo races to the scene of a massive shootout, a distracting thought comes to mind: Can Volvos even go that fast? ...a stinging disappointment." (Read the full review...) 492 words, 10/29/10 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD (cg) "Salander makes a transfixing heroine... this uptight, ferocious, little gamine has won our hearts, and we care about these stories and think there had better be more." (Read the full review...) 835 words, 10/28/10 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a surprisingly neat wrap-up... The film's problems ultimately detract only a little from what the film offers as the closing chapter to a unique and rewarding mystery/thriller trilogy." (Read the full review...) 1,110 words, 10/27/10
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "It looks so banal... crudely plotted, disreputably pleasurable and aesthetically irredeemable... Here, payback seems so civilized." (Read the full review...) 1,105 words, 10/29/10 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: MODERATE (cg) "...there are a few scenes of sustained tension. But like the others, this entry is far too long to sustain the increasingly plodding action." (Read the full review...) 127 words, 10/29/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...an extremely satisfying ending... the director again proves he's not afraid of silence and in Rapace, he has an actor who knows exactly what to do, and not do, with it." (Read the full review...) 800 words, 10/29/10 Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR (cg) "2½ hours of rehash, anticlimax and so what." (Read the full review...) 565 words, 10/29/10 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Pity the unsuspecting moviegoer wandering into Larsson's trilogy at the two-thirds point." (Read the full review...) 594 words, 10/29/10 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...the sheer novelty of the characters - and the jarring violence the movies are known for - make 'Hornet's Nest' reasonably compelling." (Read the full review...) 301 words, 10/29/10 David Edelstein, New York Magazine: WEAK "...the third and draggiest in Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium' trilogy... the lack of acceleration makes for one of those long Scandinavian winter nights.... has so little sting." (Read the full review...) 654 words, 10/25/10 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "Salander makes a transfixing heroine... this uptight, ferocious, little gamine has won our hearts, and we care about these stories and think there had better be more." (Read the full review...) 835 words, 10/28/10 Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...hinges on the opening and closing of MacBooks, and an abundance of indistinguishable old and middle-aged evil, pale patriarchs in ties and sweater vests." (Read the full review...) 671 words, 10/27/10 Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD (cg) "Director Daniel Alfredson does a game job of mastering the intricacy of the plot and characters even if his style is more languidly Nordic than that of his predecessor." (Read the full review...) 512 words, 10/29/10 Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE (cg) "148 minutes worth of windy, huffing and puffing along less like a vibrant movie than an onerous duty thankfully discharged." (Read the full review...) 648 words, 10/29/10 Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: WEAK (cg) "See it to complete the story, but know that 'The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest' does not cut it as a stand-alone." (Read the full review...) 279 words, 10/28/10
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the final, deeply satisfying conclusion to the trilogy of Swedish thrillers based on Stieg Larsson's bestselling novels.... Talk about great, indelible characters." (Read the full review...) 562 words, 10/29/10 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...comes close to self-parody at times... But for Larsson completists the final chapter has its satisfying turns." (Read the full review...) 509 words, 10/29/10 Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...isn't the best of the three (that would be the first film, 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'), but it's the most challenging." (Read the full review...) 542 words, 10/29/10 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: VERY GOOD (cg) "...this mismatched 'couple' have made the most dynamic duo of recent cinema history. Even a slight let-down in the third film doesn't spoil that." (Read the full review...) 524 words, 11/12/10 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE (cg) "...huffs and wheezes under the strain of its narrative baggage.... disoriented plotlines, wooden characters, loss of mood, pace and tone, declining dramatic tension and listless dialogue." (Read the full review...) 643 words, 10/29/10 Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: VERY GOOD (cg) "Once again, the two principal actors - Michael Nyqvist as crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist and Rapace as Salander - are both great." (Read the full review...) 532 words, 10/29/10 Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE (cg) "As superb as the Swedish actress Noomi Rapace has been up to this point, there's nothing she can do to bring craft or excitement to the act of texting." (Read the full review...) 651 words, 10/29/10 Laura DeMarco, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: GOOD (cg) "...it's the characters that make the Millennium series stand out, especially Salander.... a surprisingly poignant conclusion." (Read the full review...) 488 words, 11/12/10 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a coherent, taut narrative.... the least violent of the three films, though it's still not for the faint of heart. And it's arguably the most gripping, precisely for that reason." (Read the full review...) 517 words, 10/29/10 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: EXCELLENT (cg) "Nearly all major plot twists reach back to 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' that kicked off the Lisbeth Salander phenomenon... weaves a tidy web from loose ends left dangling." (Read the full review...) 307 words, 10/28/10 Tom Long, Detroit News: OUTSTANDING (cg) "If you haven't seen the first two films, do so and then see this one. If you have seen them, chances are you're already in the ticket line. 'Hornet's Nest' has such a sweet sting." (Read the full review...) 660 words, 10/29/10 Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD (cg) "...as lithe and compelling as its heroine... the straightforward script keeps the convoluted plot easy to follow." (Read the full review...) 487 words, 10/29/10
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...hinges on the opening and closing of MacBooks, and an abundance of indistinguishable old and middle-aged evil, pale patriarchs in ties and sweater vests." (Read the full review...) 671 words, 10/27/10 Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: MODERATE (cg) "...hits with precision as often as it seems to drag endlessly." (Read the full review...) 887 words, 10/28/10 Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a cliché. This Swedish-language adaptation of the bestseller is a B-movie, the screen equivalent of a 'summer beach read.' " (Read the full review...) 493 words, 10/28/10 Tasha Robinson, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...essentially two and a half hours of denouement.... part political thriller, part legal procedural, with an unfortunate dearth of mystery." (Read the full review...) 368 words, 10/28/10 Nick Schager, Slant: POOR (cg) "...told without verve, wit, or mature nuance... intolerable unless one can somehow emotionally engage with the cartoonish Lisbeth and her you-go-girl shenanigans." (Read the full review...) 703 words, 10/23/10 Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: WEAK (cg) "See it to complete the story, but know that 'The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest' does not cut it as a stand-alone." (Read the full review...) 279 words, 10/28/10 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: WEAK (cg) "...focuses on the doddering, ineffectual bad guys and underdeveloped supporting protagonists, while doing little to clarify the convoluted book." (Read the full review...) 578 words, 10/29/10 MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...satisfying enough... [but] hardly the most plausible way to explore the notions that Stieg Larsson was interested in: the systematic social mistreatment of women." (Read the full review...) 757 words, 12/13/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...an overgenerous helping of recapitulation... Once Lisbeth has her day in court, though, the buildup pays off and then some." (Read the full review...) 340 words, 10/29/10 Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "It looks so banal... crudely plotted, disreputably pleasurable and aesthetically irredeemable... Here, payback seems so civilized." (Read the full review...) 1,105 words, 10/29/10 David Edelstein, NPR Fresh Air: WEAK "The only thing of interest is Noomi Rapace, and only in the last half hour, once she's hauled herself out of her hospital bed." (Listen to the full review...) 488 seconds, 10/29/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...an extremely satisfying ending... the director again proves he's not afraid of silence and in Rapace, he has an actor who knows exactly what to do, and not do, with it." (Read the full review...) 800 words, 10/29/10 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: EXCELLENT "A dark, rousing final chapter. Lisbeth is sidelined, but the massive conspiracy is exposed as the 'Girl Who' trilogy hits a powerful last note." (Read the full review...) 839 words, 10/28/10
Boyd Van Hoeij, Daily Variety: GOOD "...bland-looking... benefits from edge-of-your-seat pacing despite a conspicuous lack of action.... Salander and Blomkvist finally have some scenes together again..." (Read the full review...) 737 words, 03/18/10 Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "...pulse-pounding... the best of the trilogy. The milieu is authentic and the characters are completely in sync with their literary counterparts..." (Read the full review...) 759 words, 10/08/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...an extremely satisfying ending... the director again proves he's not afraid of silence and in Rapace, he has an actor who knows exactly what to do, and not do, with it." (Read the full review...) 800 words, 10/29/10 Michael T. Dennis, Cinema 24/7: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a satisfying close... a first-class thriller... avoids many of the problems that plagued the middle film." (Read the full review...) 808 words, 10/25/10 Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "It looks so banal... crudely plotted, disreputably pleasurable and aesthetically irredeemable... Here, payback seems so civilized." (Read the full review...) 1,105 words, 10/29/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...an overgenerous helping of recapitulation... Once Lisbeth has her day in court, though, the buildup pays off and then some." (Read the full review...) 340 words, 10/29/10
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