The Girl in the Spider’s Web

— Let me say right off “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” is pretty good entertainment, just something of a let down compared to David Fincher’s “Dragon Tattoo” or the 2010 Swedish films based on Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” series. The fact that the “Spider’s Web” book was commissioned by the Larsson estate and written by David Lagercrantz may have something to do with it and, honestly, wonderful as Claire Foy is, she seems a little more bewildered than vengeful. The story line itself is somewhat more direct than Larsson’s more meticulously convoluted narratives, but there are still enough twists and turns to be satisfying. What’s a little less satisfying is the underdeveloped characters—neither the main antagonist nor the NSA cyber security agent who helps Lisbeth are very interesting, except to move the action along. Luckily we know Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist from earlier films but, unfortunately, Mikael doesn't have much to do in this film. In the end, I’d say this is perfectly acceptable entertainment, and that’s enough given the films in popular release the past few months.

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[2018. 117 min. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Starring Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield, and Sylvia Hoeks.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-girl-in-the-spiders-web-2018