This one really took me by surprise. It seems akin to announcing that Nolan would be directing a Fast and the Furious movie.

It seems akin to announcing that Nolan would be directing a Fast and the Furious movie.

Ridiculous, Nolan can't direct action.

I wonder why Marc Forster didn't want to direct the sequel to his biggest hit? Probably just as well with his first movie since WWZ (All I See Is You) set to come out this Fall. He's an underrated though unpredictable director.

If he's going to make a sequel it should be to his Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

To be honest the first book is the best one. And financially speaking the sequels would probably do much worse. So I completely understand that the series was never finished.

Even in the original Swedish film adaptations of the books, only the first one was worth watching.

All Swedish movies were meh. Surprisingly badly filmed. And it just got worse with every new sequel.

This is not a deep psychological study. But it's a sober, grown-up film. It has action, but not the hyperkinetic activity that passes for action in too many American movies. It has sex, but not eroticism. Its male lead is brave and capable, but not macho. Its female lead is sexy in the abstract, perhaps, but not seductive or alluring. This is a movie about characters who have more important things to do than be characters in an action thriller.