Luftslottet som sprängdes is a direct continuation from the previous movie in the Milennium trilogy, Flickan som lekte med elden. So it is not a real good idea to jump right in and watch this without having seen at least the previous one. In Luftslottet, Lisbet is still in the hospital after the attack from Zalachenko, her own father. While she is there secret government agencies is working hard to cover their trails, and a trial where Lisbet is accused for attempted murder is step one. Step two is the actual murder of both Zalachenko and Lisbet. The attempt at Zalachenko succeeds but the attempt at Lisbet's life fails. Now Lisbet and Mikael Blomkvist must fight for both her freedom and life.
Unfortunately, that also means that it continues with the same pace and story that Flickan did, which didn't have the same edge as the first movie in the series had. So Luftslottet also has the problem with a too slow pace, and lacks the edge when the main characters is on the defensive all the time. The story, the suspense was better when they were on the hunt, where on the offensive, and the threat was more both subtle and undefined. In this movie the unknown parts are few and small. So the move has a problem to build its suspense, to create its edge for long periods of the movie.
It does step up to the end though, but then it takes on more the genre of a trial drama than the thriller it started out to be. It does build up quite an edge, but since the ending seems quite clear, it still lack the suspense and the uncertainty a real good thriller has.
In total it's a good movie, but doesn't really lift either to the level of the first movie or the hype that surrounds the movie.
6/10
Unfortunately, that also means that it continues with the same pace and story that Flickan did, which didn't have the same edge as the first movie in the series had. So Luftslottet also has the problem with a too slow pace, and lacks the edge when the main characters is on the defensive all the time. The story, the suspense was better when they were on the hunt, where on the offensive, and the threat was more both subtle and undefined. In this movie the unknown parts are few and small. So the move has a problem to build its suspense, to create its edge for long periods of the movie.
It does step up to the end though, but then it takes on more the genre of a trial drama than the thriller it started out to be. It does build up quite an edge, but since the ending seems quite clear, it still lack the suspense and the uncertainty a real good thriller has.
In total it's a good movie, but doesn't really lift either to the level of the first movie or the hype that surrounds the movie.
6/10