It is one year since Mikael Blomkvist has been cleared of a slander charge that could have landed him in jail for some time,and Lisbeth Salander has disappeared without a trace. Mikael is back writing for Millennium,and is currently writing a piece on sex trafficking in Sweden from eastern Europe (and,as usual,getting himself in deep doo doo with those who would love nothing better than to silence Mikael for good). When two murders indirectly linked to Lisbeth occur,the police figure Lisbeth Salander is to blame. In due course time,Lisbeth & Mikael are back together working on trying to clear Lisbeth,who finds out some eye opening truths about her past. It's up to the pair to sort out the complex jigsaw puzzle,and try to make the pieces fit. Daniel Alfredsson directs from a screenplay written by Jonas Frykberg,based on the second installment of the millennium trilogy,'Flicken Som Lekte Med Elden',by Steig Larsson. The film's cinematography is by Peter Mekrasinski,with editing by Mattias Morheden. Noomi Repace returns as everybody's favourite kick butt computer hacker,Lisbeth Salander,as well as Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist. Adding to the cast is Lena Endre,as Mikael's co worker & girl friend,Erika Berger,Georgi Staykov,as Alexander Zalachenko,and Mike Spreitz,as Ronald Niedermann,what has to be one of the most intense baddies on screen since Richard Kiel's performance as Jaws in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. Also new to the cast is Yasmine Garbi,Jacob Eriksson,Tehilla Blad,and keep your eyes open for a brief walk on by veteran actor,Per Oscarsson. This is a taut,intense thriller that although not nearly as brutal as 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' (not too much,but there are a few certified seat squirmers in store),but still packs a punch. Spoken in Swedish with English subtitles. Rated 'R' by the MPAA,this film contains strong sexual content,graphic nudity,some rather unpleasant violence,including flash backs of a rape,and strong language. Leave the little ones home.