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The Snowman

2017

Tomas Alfredson

Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson ...

4.6

7,519

Mystery. Thriller Harry Hole, an elite crime squad's lead detective, investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman. With the help of a brilliant recruit, the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A major disappointment (...) There’s a lot happening on the surface of Alfredson’s perplexing winter wonder-why, but considerably less going on inside."	NEG
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"Cold and lifeless. (...) a largely pedestrian affair, turgid and humorless in tone. The cast share zero screen chemistry, much of the dialogue feels like a clunky first draft and the wearily familiar plot is clogged with clumsy loose ends."	NEG
United Kingdom	Jonathan Pile Empire	"A case of a missed opportunity. It references all the right films, but 'The Snowman' comes off as a pale imitation. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It’s a serviceable, watchable thriller, with very gruesome images. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"'The Snowman' goes wrong quickly, permanently, and in a spiral, turning into a nonsensical nightmare. (...) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A damp adaption of Jo Nesbo’s Nordic crime drama"	NEG
United States	Jason Solomons The Wrap	"The glaring inadequacies of 'The Snowman' are the only things shocking about it. Harry Hole’s film career could not have gotten off to a more inauspicious start."	NEG

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