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2018
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2.0
Knowing everything thats happened to Lisbeth Salander doesnt help us.
Den Of Geek
2.0
Venoms formula is proof enough of that.But if this is the future of the girl who played with fire, its probably best to let it burn.
Den Of Geek
1.5
Knowing everything thats happened to Lisbeth Salander doesnt help us.
Den Of Geek
2.0
It takes itself far too seriously for its ridiculous plot and flat supporting characters.
Common Sense Media
2.8
Thats something that Foy and Alvarez clearly understand, and the result is a heroine not only worth cheering for, but one worth loving and even unders ..
Indie Wire
3.0
Lisbeth Salander is one of the more fascinating characters in recent fiction.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
Once intriguingly strange, Lisbeth Salander returns as a boring action hero, her rough edges sanded down.
Time Out
2.0
Add to this a preposterous plot that weaves together a piece of world threatening software with the spectre of some pretty dark childhood secrets and ..
The Guardian
3.0
Claire Foy proves to be a perfectly respectable Salander, but like Spiders Web itself, the elaborate effort put forth hardly seems worth it.
Screen Daily
1.5
Fede Alvarezs continuation of the series is packaged more as a modern action thriller than the investigative and complex mystery youd expect from the ..
ETimes (TOI)
2.5
I dont hold Larssons novels in enough esteem to mind a theoretical sanding down of them into B movie popcorn fare, but this isnt the way to do it.
Vulture
4.5
There arent any surprises here as far as the narrative is concerned, but Alvarez, aided by a solid performance by Foy, again elevates what could other ..
Paste Magazine
1.9
This is the kind of tension free thriller that requires even the most seemingly intelligent of characters to act like absolute morons in order to get ..
Rogerebert
3.5
Unfortunately, Foy and Gudnason have very little in the way of chemistry.
IGN
3.0
When lvarez can put an action scene together, he excels; the movie is full of chases and gunplay and strange torture, like the other films, but lvarez ..
E Film Critic
3.0
Foy can look fierce in leather, grab your attention amply and glower her way through it only so far, before the plots pretend depths catch up with her ..
Telegraph
1.5
But even with an action film being the end goal, Alvarez cant even conjure up any fun sequences to make up for the lack of characterization.
The Young Folks
3.5
The Girl in the Spiders Web doesnt reinvent the wheel, but it is a better than average action adventure with a compelling lead actress.Sometimes thats ..
Cinema Blend
2.5
The Girl in the Spiders Web 5 10 PLOT: Lisabeth Salander (Claire Foy) is hired by a computer programmer to steal a program he developed for the NSA, w ..
JoBlo
2.0
While the film has a fittingly dark tone and makes some truly upsetting revelations about the characters, it rarely goes deeper than surface level.
Screen Rant
1.9
It isnt hard to find all the many ways in which this film exhausts both itself and Lisbeth.
The Globe And Mail
3.5
While the plot keeps you invested in the film, after a point it just gets too commercial and convenient for your liking.
2.5
As brainless action fodder, this extension of the Salander saga might pass muster with undemanding viewers, but it doesnt really do justice to Larsson ..
One Guys Opinion
2.5
Lisbeth Salander has more narrow escapes than Jason Bourne in this stylish but stale reboot of the Franchise Hollywood Never Quite Gets Right.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
10 1 5 / 10 Director Fede Alvarez has made a positive impression in recent years.
Blu Ray
1.3
The 2011 American film version was distinguished by its thoughtful character sketches and its moments of unexpected intimacy.
Chicago Reader
1.9
Its a sequel, but also, its really not a sequel, because nobody involved with any of the preceding movies is involved in this one.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.1
But its also filled with over the top action sequences that even 007 would find bloody ridiculous and a convoluted narrative involving masked gangster ..
Usa Today
1.9
Foys decent turn, coupled with a sporadic inclusion of thrilling moments, is ultimately not enough to compensate for a misguided and wrongheaded produ ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
The actors were fine, its just...what they did with these characters...this film mistakes why we like .
You Tube
1.5
Kind of a mess, kind of a wreck. The movie just feels cluttered, cramped, convoluted.
You Tube
2.5
The action was cool, but it didnt have enough weight to it...I wasnt on the edge of my seat, my heart wasnt pumping, I wasnt sweating.
You Tube
4.0
Claire Foy has made the character of Lisbeth Salander her own, capturing her monosyllabic repression perfectly From Elizabeth II to Lisbeth Salander.
The Times
2.0
What a difference a decade makes.When we first met Lisbeth Salander she was the gothic hacker heroine of the Swedish writer Stieg Larssons crime novel ..
The Times
3.0
Shes great in this one, too, bringing to the role of this ferocious, feral, pansexual goth vigilante much the same talent for telegraphing vulnerabili ..
The Times
3.0
An ordinary, mundane tech thriller whose only distinction is that its connected to a previous movie. Its the very definition of a sequel nobody wanted ..
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
It has something to do with a society of super gangsters led by Salanders twisted sister (Sylvia Hoeks), but Alvarez doesnt let us linger to make sens ..
News Review
3.0
But the feral intensity is gone, the seat edge creepiness is missing, the eerie psychology absent, and while The Girl in the Spiders Web is ultimately ..
Radio Times
3.0
The result, at least to yours truly, ends up pretty much like the original, somewhat too convoluted for its own good, not terribly remarkable, and gri ..
Screen It
3.0
As a thriller, it barely works at all but as a fairground ride style fantasy melodrama, it still has its moments.
Independent
3.5
The Girl in the Spiders Web, directed with gun to the head urgency by Fede Alvarez (Dont Breathe), settles for being a tension packed, go go go thrill ..
Rolling Stone
2.0
The fury is gone from the character, but the kick butt heroism remains.
The Wrap
4.0
All are at least as good as their predecessors.As Lisbeth, Claire Foy is absolutely fierce and completely unstoppable, a woman whos put her emotions a ..
Film Journal
2.0
Fantastic Beasts did almost $900 million without resorting to calling itself Harry Potter and the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Hindustan Times
3.0
Theres a slick competency on show. Its watchable enough but let down by a strange lack of interest in presenting Salander as anything but an engine to ..
The Guardian
2.0
Director Fede Alvarez has designed the movie as more of an action thriller, but its not like were invested enough in anyone to care about the outcome.
Az Central
1.5
If this twinning gambit is more playful than profound, it suits a movie thats both narratively and conceptually repetitive.
Npr
3.1
Despite recruiting red hot Claire Foy for the title role, both Salander and the film lack the biff! bam! pow! punch required to get into the Justice L ..
Star Tribune
2.0
A rote crime action thriller very car chase! such gunshots! that drains its protagonist of much of the raw power that has made her so fascinating in t ..
3.0
Clumsy anachronisms abound, perhaps deliberately, though the film isnt nearly witty enough to carry them off.
Daily Mail
3.0
But accept that this is a commercial popcorn movie aimed at a younger audience and its rollicking good fun.
Daily Mail
2.5
With its palette of chilly slate grays and smattering of unremarkable action sequences, Spiders Web will likely be a letdown for fans who once embrace ..
Ew
3.5
But there was a time when the Dragon Tattoo movies had more to contribute than moody set pieces and artfully lit sport fucking.
Slate
2.5
Its a big missed opportunity, but even the scraps from this world have a certain cold charm.
Film Inquiry
3.0
But it mostly smacks of familiarity, a conventional action thriller.
Empire
3.0
Fede Alarezs film (based on David Lagercrantz novel) fires in its delivery of a tense and moody experience, but relies too heavily on high tech and bi ..
2.5
Susan Grangers review of The Girl in the Spiders Web (Sony Pictures) The formidable Swedish Goth vigilante Lisbeth Salander from Stieg Larssons Millen ..
Susang Ranger
4.4
For good measure, it kicks the butt of the last few Bourne installments too.
Observer
2.0
Its a dark, but perfectly fine setup for some inevitable personal drama and a sibling rivalry, further exploring such pertinent material in the #MeToo ..
Flickering Myth
4.0
Backing her great performance, theres plenty of gritty action, thrills, and plot twists to keep you entertained.
Book My Show
2.0
This is not what these books were about.Derived from a story not written by the original author, Spiders Web is not an awful film by any standard, but ..
Book My Show
4.0
Backing her great performance, theres plenty of gritty action, thrills, and plot twists to keep you entertained.
Book My Show
0.6
Its a shot of purely aesthetic intentions, devoid of any internal or external logic.
Slant Magazine
3.1
As this movies ungainly subtitle suggests, the freak has become a franchise.
Washington Post
1.5
Its a bad fit for the character and for Foy, though the fault is scarcely the actresss.
The New York Times
2.5
The film dutifully takes the elements from Dragon Tattoo that audiences will likely remember and places them in a blander, action forward context.
The Film Stage
2.5
The Girl in the Spiders Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story has lots of what you want, if you want something grindingly familiar.Its full of prettily photo ..
Chicago Tribune
3.0
Its a weird juxtaposition that doesnt really work and ends up making the endeavor feel awkward and a bit like a Frankensteins monster of thriller elem ..
Bullz-Eye
1.9
What does it mean to franchise something.It means to take an artifact a successful suspense novel, say, or an action movie and mass produce it by repl ..
Boston Globe
1.5
But Sony couldnt get Fincher and the original cast back together for a sequel, and the franchise languished.
Uproxx
3.0
Fede Alvarez is a fine action director, and his exciting set pieces provide decent compensation for Lisbeths now omnipotent skills.
The Irish Times
3.1
The film has some of the relentless energy that characterizes the Mission: Impossible movie series but lacks the high wire stunt work and edge of the ..
ReelViews
4.0
Imaginative visuals keep coming when a colorful figure from Lisbeths past unexpectedly appears and, surprise but no surprise, turns out to be the Spid ..
Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Theres no chance for any energy or fun, which is a problem for a movie thats trying to present itself as a secret agent thriller.
The Atlantic
1.5
That wouldnt be such an issue if the movie maintained interest and tension on its own terms, but the filmmakers havent come up with enough compelling ..
Birth Movies Death
3.0
Replacing the brooding, slow burn Scandi noir psychological suspensers is a fast paced, high octane espionage action flick with superhero flourishes.
Standard
2.0
One thing about the movie that is very good is the music by Roque Banos.But two hours of the nonsense that Alvarez puts on the screen cant be saved by ..
Tony Medley
1.0
The Girl in the Spiders Web is a tedious, pointless movie that serves no purpose beyond cynically trying to squeeze another few dollars out of the Gir ..
Pajiba
2.0
One of the series conceptual foundations is that Lisbeths tortured, avenging persona itself emerged as an act of self protection, a defiant scream int ..
Los Angeles Times
2.5
Alvarezs movie is shockingly boring... felt more like a 1988 made for TV adaptation of a Robert Ludlum novel than it did anything else.
Movie Freak
3.0
Partially its because Salanders story has been mishandled in its American retelling.
Detroit News
2.5
Alvarez soups it all up with action sequences that occasionally give a rise, accompanied by a nearly omnipresent music soundtrack as predictable as it ..
Variety
3.5
The result is a slick thriller that trades in some of the moody atmosphere that draped earlier versions for a more straightforward action vehicle.
Cnn
3.0
As befitting the more audience friendly franchise hopes, Salander remains a true blue hero throughout.
Forbes
2.2
One of the great pleasures of a smart action film is watching our protagonists and villains alike outwit, as well as outrun, each other.And in Lisbeth ..
Consequence Of Sound
3.0
A fine, if serviceable, film with Claire Foy making the most of her almost Terminator like indestructibility. What brings the film down is the bluntin ..
Hey U Guys
2.5
The stapler is tenderly brandished by journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Sverrir Gudnason), who in previous screen incarnations of late Swedish author Stieg ..
The Star
3.5
The result is a slick, propulsive, highly enjoyable thriller, albeit one thats lost some of its specificity relative to other action movies.
The Play List
3.0
And enjoyable was not a word one could use about any of the previous Dragon Tattoo movies.Its also pleasing to see an actor as unpredictable as Stanfi ..
Now Toronto
3.5
Lisbeths tech savvy hacking ability has always ranked high among her varied skill set, but its woefully inconsistent here.Shes aces at it when it come ..
Film School Rejects
2.0
Worse still, Alvarezs direction so alive and crackling with tension in Dont Breathe is bafflingly inert and lacking here.Scenes just sort of happen an ..
Film Ink
3.5
Its billed as a sequel or reboot of the 2011 American film, although with a different cast and director.
Maki At The Movies
3.0
Oddly, The Girl in the Spiders Web isnt really much of a mystery anyway.
2.0
Stuck between a spy actioner and mystery procedural, the film sags.
Cine Vue
4.0
Theres two great vehicle chases, a couple of shoot outs, and a smartly staged game of cat and mouse.
Mirror
4.5
Or was this not satisfying enough to keep us from disliking some of the bad writing and the poor pacing of the film.Find out in this funny video!
You Tube
4.0
Published on Nov 23, 2018 Mark Kermode reviews The Girl In The Spiders Web.
You Tube
1.9
While its fun to watch happy Stockholm, where the film takes place, turned into a gloomy, crime infested hellscape, the lack of color drags down the i ..
New York Post
2.5
Right from the titles, this is an attempt to re position the brand beside Bond and Bourne, but its not a patch on the MacGuffin driven mayhem of last ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.0
Lisbeth Salander is back with a new cast and a new director in this weak attempt to revive the Dragon Tattoo franchise.
Lw Lies
2.5
Gone is the laser focused indictment of misogyny.Gone is the lucid paranoia or the slow burning mystery.
Nz Herald
3.0
Fortunately, Foys committed and impressively physical performance carries the movie through its lulls.
Digital Spy
2.0
As a mostly fast moving, enjoyably scenic, totally empty Scandi thriller it basically does its job.
Flicks
2.0
Glowering at the centre of it all is Foy. It is not the actors fault that you sometimes drift off and find yourself wondering why the Queen looks so i ..
Ft
4.0
A brilliant Claire Foy is at the top of her game here, even if the rest of the film isnt.
Independent Ie
3.0
This rather tardy sequel to David Finchers 2011 remake of the Swedish thriller, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is sombre, drained of colour and rathe ..
Independent Ie
2.5
The plotting is absolute boiler plate thriller, complete with a computer based McGuffin that must be recovered for the safety of the world.
Stuff
3.0
None of those old trappings need be there if the franchise is really going to head off in its flashy new direction.
Vanity Fair
2.0
Ultimately, youre left wondering why the action is happening in the first place.The same could be said for this sequel.
Refinery 29
3.0
Theres almost no hinterland for Foy to work with. Some affecting last minute tears are not enough to spring this Lisbeth from the cryo chamber.
The Arts Desk
4.0
Aside from some pretty ludicrous plot holes, I really enjoyed it.
The Sun
1.5
Early in the dreary course of The Girl in the Spiders Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story, Lisbeth Salander is told: A client is asking the impossible.
Wsj
1.0
Much like its source material, The Girl in the Spiders Web is an abomination of a movie.
Matts Movie Reviews
2.5
More a 007 lite action movie, all sexy motorcycle chases and sniper shoot outs, Spiders Web lacks the emotional punch of the book or of the earlier Li ..
Scmp
2.0
The problem with this film is its farcical, fragmented script. Everything feels like it comes far too easily to Salander.
The Film Pie
3.0
So the film is instantly less sexy as a result, and in its place is a greater emphasis on stylish action sequences.
Punch Drunk Critics
1.5
The Girl In The Spiders Web Is Another Franchise Nonstarter Its been seven years since Sony Pictures and director David Fincher (The Social Network) b ..
Cinemix Tape
2.0
This work, with its bland car chases, mild fight scenes and overwrought villains is a tension free and anonymous Euro thriller.The erasure of Salander ..
Straits Times
2.5
Salander purists may balk, but it may well find enough new fans that this may not be the last we see of Lisbeth.
Dead Line
3.0
Spiders Web is a solid but ultimately mediocre thriller, not as hard hitting or thought provoking as earlier entries in Stieg Larssons Millennium seri ..
One Room With A View
3.0
But overall, it cant match Fincher for visual flair or kineticism.
Bitly
1.0
The end result feels like a non threatening, very watered down version of a kick ass female action heroine, the kind that can be easily exploited in a ..
Scots Man
4.5
On its own, The Girl in the Spiders Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story is a fairly generic thriller.
Polygon
3.2
But while Alvarez acquits himself with thrilling action sequences and breakneck pacing, the overall impression left by this New Dragon Tattoo Story is ..
Film Avclub
1.5
Spiders Web is chock full of good actors putting a shine on it, but they cant stop Spiders Web from feeling like the worst kind of knock off.
Lainey Gossip
3.0
A few hours after watching THE GIRL IN THE SPIDERS WEB: A DRAGON TATTOO STORY theres very little that can be recalled.
Fresh Fiction
1.5
Any time quality is replaced by schlock, its depressing.In 2018, schlock often rules.
Tony Mack
1.0
Is it a Bond esque spy thriller with a female lead, devoid of emotion, empathy, and compassion with a means only to fulfill a certain goal for money o ..
Black Girl Nerds
1.5
Indeed, while it boasts similar story elements, this film isnt really a mystery thriller with a detective bent like its predecessors.
Concrete Play Ground
2.0
And then I made the mistake of thinking about it, and my increasing bafflement crowded out more and more of my pleasure.
National Post
3.0
Even the stunning title sequence seems Bondian.Visually the movie is beautiful.
Original Cin
1.5
Derived from a story not written by the original author, Spiders Web is not an awful film by any standard, but its an unremarkable action film that fa ..
News18
3.1
What we get is Salander turned into a punk rock James Bond, which sounds cool on paper, but the execution is deadly dull.
Third Coast Review
3.2
And theyve taken what began as a superior series of action films and turned it into just another night at the multiplex, sequel heavy formula movie.
Movie Mom
3.5
With a story this stripped back theres not much room for cerebral chicanery, so the movie becomes a strangely charming throwback to old fashioned thri ..
Trespass Mag
3.0
As a style exercise, Alvarezs film works. However, the film lacks the personality of the original saga.
2.5
We can only hope that Lagercrantz and the next Dragon Tattoo film take that chance.
Fw Weekly
1.9
Claire Foy is at the stage of her career where she is saying yes to anything, and so far that has made sense.But with The Girl in the Spiders Web: A N ..
Datebook Sfchronicle
2.5
They havent done Foy, one of the most exciting actresses around, any favors in saddling her with a forgettable international espionage tale.
Ap News
2.5
These pulpy adventures, set amid a dull noir Swedish backdrop, could have been lifted from any international espionage film.And watching a person furi ..
Us Magazine
3.0
It holds your attention for the most part, though its plot winds up not serving its hero as well as it should.
Assignment X
1.5
Nothing in Spiders Web ever earns its confounding and stupid global plot.
Mid West Film Journal
2.0
It is loud and empty, a story that rushes to get to nowhere in particular.
3.1
Its sleek but overloaded.As built, this webs a fun, passing fancy too emotionally inert to snag anything worth caring about.
Cambridge Day
3.5
Alvarez is above all a visual stylist and this is a great looking movie.
Entertainment Voice
3.5
Foy has the unadorned strength in plainness thats so much more interesting than prettiness.Alvarez escapes the doleful and unbelievable realism of the ..
Metro Active
3.0
This female driven action adventure wont please the purists, but it gets the job done.
News
2.0
All a bit hard to follow at times and with surprisingly obvious FX sequences, this is as grey as the Swedish winter and at times so dark that you dear ..
Adelaide Review
2.0
The screenplay, by Alvarez, longtime collaborator Jay Basu, and Steven Knight, doesnt do Lisbeth or Foys performance justice.
Crooked Marquee
3.5
This edgy tale of female empowerment may be just what we need right now in this age of the Me Too movement.
Screen Zealots
3.0
A faded facsimile of earlier versions of this franchise, The Girl in the Spiders Web is a toothless thriller that waters down anything interesting abo ..
3.3
Taken on its own merits as a sometimes ridiculous, but fleet footed spy thriller, Alvarezs take on the material works just fine.
The Gate
3.5
Oddly enough, I am fond of the film, despite the fact that it makes the country of my forefathers look like the inside of an arctic dumpster full of r ..
At Home In Hollywood
2.0
Folk in Hollywood, and elsewhere, need to accept that there are some things old Europe really does do better.
Herald Scotland
2.5
But getting past the confusing continuity, the film as a standalone piece is a fairly run of the mill thriller.
Alternative Lens
3.0
With its ridiculous plot and overreliance on action, The Girl in the Spiders Web marks a disappointing turn in the Lisbeth Salander film series.
The Blus Pot
3.5
It was a deeply serious, impeccably made movie that aimed for art rather than crowd pleasing simplicity.
Gq Magazine
2.5
There is an inescapable and baffling effort to turn this franchise into a high octane action thriller that will play better with popcorn cinema audien ..
The Jam Report
2.5
As this movies ungainly subtitle suggests, the freak has become a franchise.
Ndtv
3.0
Its just unfortunate that the most unique element of this particular sagaLisbeth as an unforgiving and specifically feminist avenger, taking on misogy ..
Student Edge
3.5
The Girl in the Spiders Web may not be that break of paradigm that some expected within the saga, but manages to deliver two hours of entertaining sus ..
1.9
Every actor here is wasted.Youd be hard pressed to find a better cast in a more lackluster film.
812 Film Reviews
2.5
Great performances and Finchers nuanced direction elevated what could have been a fairly bland, emotionless affair.
What I Watched Tonight
1.9
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Daily Journal
2.8
Unfortunately, this James Bond meets a kinky Jason Bourne has a story so predictable you can call every beat before the opening credits roll.
The Hollywood Outsider
2.8
It is noted that the only thing that their producers want with this project is to make enough money to squeeze this series of characters.
Konexión
1.5
And, sure enough, theyre probably the only things youll remember about the entire experience.
Vanyaland
2.5
And when moneys the motivating factor, theres very little that will stop narrative incoherence and character incredulity from seeping in.
Book & Film Globe
3.0
Luckily, the performances across the board and Alvarezs camera tricks beef up the run of the mill plot.
Denton Record-Chronicle
2.0
It refuses to have even the slightest bit of fun with the increasingly nonsensical story, chasing prestige respectability and becoming perversely unen ..
The Digital Fix
3.8
The creature design and gore in Overlord is quite juicy, as good as youd expect from any horror film.Whats most surprising about Overlord is how much ..
Weekend Warrior Blog Tumbl ..
2.5
Foy disappears into the physically demanding role and could have easily taken on some additional emotional depth.Visually, the films art direction is ..
High Def Digest
1.0
It sounds like a fairly simple story and one loaded with captivating mystery and intrigue, but trust me, it isnt.
Reel Reviews
2.0
On evidence of this, it is likely that this Lisbeth will suffer a similar fate of Rooney Maras before her, one of lukewarm commercial reception and ev ..
The Hollywood News
1.5
On top of this, shes also tasked with saving a child in distress, because apparently Hollywood cannot imagine a female character who doesnt have mothe ..
NBC News THINK
2.5
But for all the thrilling action, the script cant rise to the level of the directing.
Wtop
1.5
The emphasis on action over the general intrigue that the Millenium novels have come to embody ends up cheapening the overall film.
3.0
Overall, it would have been more intriguing with less emphasis on the action and more placed on the storys psychological elements.
Ohio
2.0
The insidious sense of sexualised violence feels both reduced and seedily voyeuristic.
1.5
In some moments, Alvarez tries to make Lisbeths story more personal, but the script does not successfully venture into those darker themes.
3.0
The director turns Lisbeth into the perfect female replicant of James Bond; half secret agent and half neighborhood superhero.
El Mundo (Spain)
2.0
Foys Salander is a good one, certainly on par with Rapaces and Rooney Maras, but shes stuck in a film that is sadly lacking heart and soul.
Movies 8 My Life Blog Spot ..
2.0
Its clear that Alvarez really wanted to make a spy thriller, and that sort of template is a very poor fit for this girl and her dragon tattoo, misfiri ..
The Lamplight Review
1.5
The blame rests with Lagercrantz and with the producers who clearly thought that we wouldnt notice that a script boasting cheap thrills cant help but ..
Spokane7
4.0
Christian Petzolds intriguingly mind bending Transit requires the strictest attention and imagination.Its set in Nazi France, its characters wear mode ..
What She Said Radio
3.0
Apart from Foys expressive performance, layered with a controlled emotional vulnerability, its plot is extremely one dimensional and predictable. You ..
Flavourmag
4.5
And theres too much action overall throughout the film, though at least its shot well.
3.0
With good management of that personal will called suspension of disbelief, The Girl in the Spiders Web is an enjoyable action film and, so, we can val ..
La Nación (Costa Rica)
3.0
Its a perfectly serviceable actioner thats fronted by one hell of a woman, and features enough exciting (and conveniently timed) set pieces that seem ..
Brisbanista
1.5
What remains is a re origin story with the purpose to expand the audience and to curb Salandar into a Scandi Noirs female hacker super heroine.
Graffiti With Punctuation
2.0
On the surface it promises some rewarding exploration of legacy and dark memories coming back to haunt the present.
The National
5.0
KamWilliams.com The Sly Fox Film Reviews publishes the content of film critic Kam Williams.
Kam Williams
3.5
Lisbeth Salander, the cult figure and title character of the acclaimed Millennium book series created by Stieg Larsson, returns to the screen in The G ..
The Economic Times
1.5
Its in no way surprising that a studio would want to find a way to keep this series going and see if it can be stretched out to accommodate slotting L ..
2.0
Playing out like a boring Bond stripped of that franchises knowing humour, the fight sequences are thoroughly unimpressive, as are the snoozesome car ..
The New Daily (Australia)
1.5
Gone is the bracing thrill of Lisabeths fuck you punk attitude, and in its place is dull mealy mouthed angst.
Critically Ac Claimed
3.0
It has all the goods to lure you towards its sticky web but lacks the appeal to ensnare you.
In The Seats
4.0
Those happy enough to find a female led action movie will just hang on for the ride.
Movie Talk
3.5
The compelling part of the story is really Lisbeth Salanders character exposition.
Ancho Rage Press
4.5
Fede Alvarez captures a sense of urgency seen in the best Mission Impossible films, with enough adrenaline pumped into every scene to warrant having a ..
GameSpot
1.5
If only the rest of the movie was as inspired.By and large, this latest entry in Lisbeths adventures after Noomi Rapace achieved stardom with three fi ..
Miami New Times
1.5
Elizabeth solander is a larger than life figure and shes grounded in something more meaningful, and you lose parts of that with this film.
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
2.3
Fede Alvarez in the directors chair did a lot to try to save this story.Some real original ideas in execution were deployed to help us swallow the uno ..
Film Gamed
2.5
I dont necessarily regret watching it, but I wont be watching again.
Lucy Goes to Hollywood
1.5
In its third generation, the saga has become noticeably threadbare, even trite.
Filmnoir Foundation
2.2
The action sequences and there are many are a collage of quick cuts, lacking fluidity, and largely unimpressive.
Silver Screen Riot
3.1
One hopes to see the dark heroine in better fare if the franchise continues.
Gwinnett Daily Post
1.5
The Girl in the Spiders Web its a captivating and effective action thriller, altought pretty less subtle, and more empty and shallow that its predeces ..
Vix
2.0
Fede Alvarez offers a deeply contrived narrative full of utterly ludicrous twist and turns held together by a disappointingly reductive and almost lau ..
The London Economic
3.1
The plot is a classic thingamajig story, which bedevils the Bond franchise, the Mission: Impossible films and most superhero movies, so its somewhat a ..
Herald Courier
3.5
Alvarez compensates the lack of characterizations and psychological depth with thrills, tension and overall fun.
The AU Review
3.2
It is a refreshing change from an otherwise all too formulaic story.
Splash Report
2.0
A fat, big budget dud with a pulse that even a versatile Foy cant keep from flatlining.
Movies For The Rest Of Us
2.5
Overall, I was bored to death while watching this film. However, this is no fault to the incredible talents of Foy and Stanfield, who do their best wi ..
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