**** - This gratifying conclusion to the Millennium Trilogy of Swedish films based on the novels of the late Stieg Larsson may very well be the best of the series. Unlike most conspiracy thrillers in which there is a mystery unraveled over the span of the film or series, this movie (and its two predecessors) have no real mystery at all. All the facts are presented early on – so the viewer is well aware of who is good and who is bad - so the real joy in watching the films lie in seeing the characters put together a case to prove beyond a doubt what was really happening in the face of stiff opposition from the government and other authorities. Pretty much everything works in this movie from the acting and directing to the photography and score. My only real objection to the film is the fact that I have no real sympathy for the main protagonist – a heavily mentally, physically and sexually abused girl who reacts by donning silly-looking cyberpunk accoutrements and wearing weird makeup and a whole bunch of pins in her face. She seems like the kind of person who tries way too hard to be ‘different’ just because she thinks it makes her cool. That is a very off-putting trait. I guess I’ll give her a pass, though, since she has been so brutally traumatized. Anyway, the movie was pretty good.
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