Action crime thriller sequel in which a hacker must revisit the scene of her childhood traumas in order to prevent a deadly piece of military software from falling into the wrong hands.
An often effective reboot, this does everything you’d expect, but that’s a real shame. Lisbeth might be a nomad, but she doesn’t feel at home here.
As a thriller, it barely works at all but as a fairground ride-style fantasy melodrama, it still has its moments.
This latest Millennium movie smooths out the series’ earlier quirks. But there’s action galore and Foy makes a poised, dangerous heroine.
A flat and uninspired affair.
True, Alvarez's twisted sensibility plays well – Lisbeth near-suffocated in a latex bag is particularly arresting – but too often, Spider's Web shoots for surface thrills and swerves psychological depth.
The scriptwriters of The Girl in the Spider’s Web have turned Stieg Larsson’s compelling and complex Lisbeth Salander into a franchise-seeking action hero – and squandered the talent of Claire Foy in the process.
Claire Foy on how The Girl in the Spider's Web reimagines Lisbeth Salander
General release. Check local listings for show times.