It has come to be accepted that the second entry in a blockbuster series of films based on a book or comic book will (usually) be superior to the first (see
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,
Spiderman 2, or
X-Men 2 for evidence of this phenomenon). This quirk is most often attributed to the fact that while the first film is obligated to introduce and explain the characters and their backgrounds, the second film can dispense with the exposition in favor of fights, chase scenes, and explosions. Evidently, the producers of the Swedish film versions of Stieg Larsson’s spectacularly popular “Millennium” novels were not aware of this cinematic con...
Released:
2009
Rated:
R
Length:
130 mins