Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Theatrical Release Date: 2010 10 29 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 705105742557

Studio: Music Box Films

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Author Stieg Larsson's "Millennium Trilogy" winds to a close with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, director Daniel Alfredson's adaptation of the best-selling novel following punky protagonist Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) as she fights to prove that she's innocent of committing multiple murders. As Lisbeth lies in intensive care, the corrupt officials in high office attempt to take advantage of her incapacitated state by accusing her of murder. But fiercely independent Lisbeth isn't about to play the scapegoat, and the more her accusers work to ruin her life, the harder she and her loyal friend Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) must push back to prove them wrong. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Crime

Features: Theatrical trailer

Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 01/25/2011

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 129 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Jeremy Wheeler

The story of Lisbeth Salander comes to a satisfying close in this third entry of the original Swedish film series based on Stieg Larsson's best-selling novels. Once again, deliberate pacing wins the day, with intricate plotting taking center stage rather than thriller genre trappings. If there's a downside, it's due to the author's choice to replace mystery with meaty courtroom dramatics. One can't help but feel a bit antsy, yet the few nail-biting sequences in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest keep the film's heartbeat alive. As was the case with the previous installments, the actors and the characters they inhabit will be the real draw for most viewers. Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist continue to be the true stunners of the series. Rapace is given the tough task of being stationary for most of the film, as her Lisbeth character spends much of the time recovering in a hospital bed after escaping the murderous clutches of her father in The Girl Who Played With Fire. Soon the enigmatic character who has always stayed off the radar finds herself confined -- first to the hospital bed, then a jail, and finally the courtroom, where she's put on trial for attempted murder. Meanwhile, Nyqvist's Mikael Blomkvist character is working in tandem with his magazine and a government task force to clear Lisbeth's name and bust the conspiratorial group that has been running it through the mud. It's no shock that everyone who deserves it gets theirs in the end. As for Lisbeth, the tough-as-nails punk aesthetic that gained her such notoriety is back in spades. Despite Rapace and Nyqvist basically being away from each other for two-thirds of most of the series, their reunion is treated with remarkably quiet restraint. The allure of the Blomkvist character continues to be a fascinating mixture of role and performance, this time oozing urgency as the belt is tightened around anything connected to Lisbeth. Other than the stars, Annika Hallin and Lena Endre lead a stellar supporting cast through the proceedings and help give a nice stamp on what has been one hell of a densely adapted series. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jacob Groth  Composer (Music Score) 
Ole Sondberg  Executive Producer 
Soren Staermose  Producer 
Daniel Alfredson  Director 
Gunnar Carlsson  Executive Producer 
Peter Nadermann  Executive Producer 
Mikael Wallen  Executive Producer 
Anni Faurbye Fernandez  Executive Producer 
Lone Korslund  Executive Producer 
Ulf Ryberg  Screenwriter 
Noomi Rapace  Actor 
Michael Nyqvist  Actor 
Annika Hallin  Actor 
Per Oscarsson  Actor 
Lena Endre  Actor 
Peter Andersson  Actor 
Jacob Ericksson  Actor 
Sofia Ledarp  Actor 
Johan Kylen  Actor 
Tanja Lorentzon  Actor 
Mirja Turestedt  Actor 
Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl  Actor 
Magnus Krepper  Actor 
Michalis Koutsogiannakis  Actor 
Niklas Hjulstrom  Actor 
Hans Alfredson  Actor 
Micke Spreitz  Actor 
Lennart Hjulström  Actor 
Gyorgi Staykov  Actor 
Niklas Falk  Actor 
Tina Berg  Actor 
Goran Sjogren  Actor 

Country: Sweden