The Girl in the Spider's Web

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: November 9, 2018

4.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 108 Ratings

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bkristmanNov 9, 2018

I read the book maybe 6 months ago. The film adaptation is almost a totally different story ,barely recognizable .
To get anything out of it though you should have read all the books because it won't make sense otherwise.
The new story racesI read the book maybe 6 months ago. The film adaptation is almost a totally different story ,barely recognizable .
To get anything out of it though you should have read all the books because it won't make sense otherwise.
The new story races along at break neck speed with almost no character development .
They drop Salander's I.Q about 70 points and take away much of her strength and independence.
The best things about the film are the cinematography which is cold,stark and beautiful and the film score which is tremendous. That was worth the 5 stars. The film itself was disappointing as it could have used another hr to flesh it out.
Maybe they'll make an extended version.… Expand

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GinaKNov 13, 2018

I enjoyed watching Clare Foy as Salander who was very convincing, sympathetic, and more interesting to watch than her predecessors in the role. I also liked the stark winter scenery and enjoyed some of the more minor characters (for example,I enjoyed watching Clare Foy as Salander who was very convincing, sympathetic, and more interesting to watch than her predecessors in the role. I also liked the stark winter scenery and enjoyed some of the more minor characters (for example, Lakeith Stanfield who was also excellent in “Sorry to Bother You”) but the sprawling big budget production didn’t work out very well for the director Fede Alavarez, who did such an excellent job with the claustrophobic film “Don’t Breathe,” although I did like some of his overhead chase sequences. Overall the film was okay and kept the audience’s attention, thanks to the cast and sweeping outdoor shots, but I kept thinking it should have been better.… Expand

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JLuis_001Nov 24, 2018

With no encouragement to offend anyone involved because after all it is simply their job. The truth is that if there was something that didn't get out of my head after finishing it, it is that Columbia Pictures made a business decision. AnWith no encouragement to offend anyone involved because after all it is simply their job. The truth is that if there was something that didn't get out of my head after finishing it, it is that Columbia Pictures made a business decision. An unfortunate decision but a business decision nonetheless.

Why do I say this? Because beyond the seven long years that have passed since Fincher's ''The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo''. Columbia applied a cost cut. The budget is lower, the protagonists are cheaper and also the director is a lot cheaper.
Maybe they think that now the right earnings will come out and finally they can have a viable franchise in hands. It doesn't matter that quality gets sacrificed in between.

Everything that made the original stories great is gone here. The Girl in the Spider's Web is obviously a film more inclined to action where the character of Lisbeth Salander becomes a kind of James Bond even with a villain and secret organization included.
A more careless plot and evidently a less experienced director result in a film certainly entertaining but incredibly dimished.

And speaking about Claire Foy, she's honestly not a bad actress, but her work here is not even the shadow of what Rooney Mara achieved with the character. She couldn't even get a bit closer to what Noomi Rapace did and when the main character isn't up to the test, you know something is seriously wrong.… Expand

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bataguilaNov 10, 2018

Exagerada, la 1ra su gran acierto es lo aterrizada y creíble que es. En esta tiran todo por la borda, nadie es sueco, el periodista solo sirve para hacer nada, la historia es predecible, ningún personaje tiene carisma; matan al papá y el hijoExagerada, la 1ra su gran acierto es lo aterrizada y creíble que es. En esta tiran todo por la borda, nadie es sueco, el periodista solo sirve para hacer nada, la historia es predecible, ningún personaje tiene carisma; matan al papá y el hijo ni se inmuta. Todo los hackeos son inmamables. La LIZ esta mas cabrona que un 007, ciencia ficción en cada hackeo de un siglo 30.… Expand

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moviemitch96Nov 10, 2018

I don't read much, so I never got around to reading any of the novels this film is based off of. However, I did enjoy the many film adaptations that were previously made, such as the original Swedish Dragon Tattoo trilogy, as well as theI don't read much, so I never got around to reading any of the novels this film is based off of. However, I did enjoy the many film adaptations that were previously made, such as the original Swedish Dragon Tattoo trilogy, as well as the American remake of the first that starred Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander. This new film is based on the fourth and most recent novel and stars Claire Foy (Netflix's The Crown) as Lisbeth in a bold, tough as nails performance. The film had its interesting moments, but the story was a pretty straightforward and predictable spy plot and it played most things out relatively safe. It definitely felt like a conventional Hollywood action thriller with more of an emphasis on action rather than style and substance like what the previous films had to offer, which I preferred slightly more. However, this isn't all bad, as Foy brings great depth and gravitas to Lisbeth and overall does great justice towards the character. I just wish the film and its story could've been fleshed out just as much.… Expand

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LatinCritic13Nov 14, 2018

The latest American entry of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo franchise is back and I have to say that this sequel is a familiar dosage of Bond and Atomic Blonde combined, but with a mild sour taste in it. I had high hopes for Alvarez to pullThe latest American entry of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo franchise is back and I have to say that this sequel is a familiar dosage of Bond and Atomic Blonde combined, but with a mild sour taste in it. I had high hopes for Alvarez to pull this off after the stuff he pulled off from Don't Breathe, but it didn't breathe out so well realizing that it's not clever as the first movie that Fincher made in 2011. If the next film comes out, Sony needs to hire David Fincher again to direct the sequel with the original actors from the first in it just to forget that this film is just a different movie from a different universe. Overall, this latest entry of The Dragon Tattoo franchise is decent at best by delivering just a regular action movie in the books if you like action movies.… Expand

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shpostalNov 9, 2018

This is one of those movies where the trailer is decidedly misleading, and it's too bad that the scenes of Foy as the vigilante going after abusive men weren't the focus of the movie, because after that early scene we've all viewed onThis is one of those movies where the trailer is decidedly misleading, and it's too bad that the scenes of Foy as the vigilante going after abusive men weren't the focus of the movie, because after that early scene we've all viewed on previews the story quickly goes awry. Not that "The Girl. . . " is a bad movie - it just isn't very mindblowing, either. In a typical computer hacking story that naturally downloads some very sensitive nuke information from the NSA, and the cliched plot full of bad guys and a couple bad girls going ballistic to get the program and its information back, Foy spends most of the time running and playing "Mission: Impossible" type games as she protects a kid who knows the secret codes to open the sinister program. The trouble is that the movie is a bit jumbled and predictable when it isn't going back and forth between the good guys and bad. Yes, it's contradictory to be jumbled and predictable, but somehow the movie manages to do both at the same time. Claire Foy does a good job in her role, as do all the actors, but like "The Snowman", "The Girl in the Spider's Web" could have benefitted from a less spy vs. spy feel and perhaps focus on the vigilantism promised in the trailer. That plot would have been more interesting, as far as I'm concerned.… Expand

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KraeneeNov 10, 2018

The movie is slow and her hacking abilities go way beyond reality here. I thought it was going to much better honestly and was looking forward to this for some time.

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marcmyworksFeb 2, 2019

This film had a lot going against it; 1) being an indirect sequel to David Fincher's praised 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', 2) all the actor's from the previous film were recast and 3) The source material received mixed reviews. ThoughThis film had a lot going against it; 1) being an indirect sequel to David Fincher's praised 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', 2) all the actor's from the previous film were recast and 3) The source material received mixed reviews. Though well shot and interesting, the plot is quite basic and the characters much less richly defined. Overall its an okay film, but not one I'd watch again.… Expand