I was hesitant in seeing this for I enjoyed the Swedish version so much, but I must say I like this version better. It captured all the elements of the book and the performances were spot on.
On the edge of your seat action sequences, story line a bit hard to follow and the movie is about 1/2 hour too long, but overall I would recommend if you like fast paced action movies. My 10 year enjoyed it too.
The premise of the movie is good, but the story line is weak. There is no comedy in it at all, which could of really added something to the film. I took 2 ten year old boys and they liked it.
I really thought this was the best yet of the franchise. It was clever, fun and good story line. Just wish it was a bit shorter, kids have a hard time sitting thru a long movie.