The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Girl in the Spider Web (GSW) comes as an uninvited guest some 7 years after the David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, adding confusion to the storyline. A real shame considering Fede Alvarez's work in Don't Breathe (2016) and Evil Dead (2013). GSW uses David Lagercrantz's homonymous work as source material, of which I know little about as I haven't read the books yet. In this entry, Lisbeth Salander has to steal a might computerized weapon, highly visioned by a number of Orgs and criminals, while also dealing with her past that seems to want to hunt her to death, quite literally. If you have come from the Hollywood-targeted The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), you will see familiar names, but no familiar faces — no recurring actors whatsoever. I assume casting had to work on a budget, and hiring Daniel Craig was off; I wonder why they couldn't bring in Rooney Mara, because she did a way better Lisbeth than Claire Foy. Claire Foy is alright, but she lacks the heart and soul that Rooney put while playing Lisbeth's role. Speaking of Daniel Craig, GSW's version of Mikael Blomkvist is too funny to go unnoticed. Actor Sverrir Gudnason gets his share of spotlight as a supporting character for Lisbeth, and I feel he was given the wrong directions. It feels Sverrir is trying to be seductive on all his shots, and that's f** annoying. It is funny to compare both Fincher's and Alvarez's Mikael with the Mikael from the Sweden version, which is far more mundane — perhaps too mundane. GSW has a simplistic plot line, a line that is solid, but unexceptional. Remember that I haven't read the books, so I'm dismissing any comparisons. The fact is that this plot falls under good generic, it has all alright elements we expect, but compared to what we've saw on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the plot is far inferior. I feel the main reason is because the former had elements of a thriller, while GSW is more of a crime-action movie with a few stunts and predictable plot twists. Tech elements are absent of commentary, I feel, at least for an amateur like myself. There are some slick shots, some humorous wannabe moments; the scenery is alright, but nothing spectacular. The soundtrack is a-okay. You can go brain-dead watching GSW and you would be fine. And I feel this sums up the experience of watching GSW: brain dead. Do you know when you want to watch something light, shallow, not much thought process to expend, just watch beginning to end, go "yeah", and wrap up? That's GSW.

While this isn't my favorite of the franchise, it's well acted. The plot isn't fully developed, but the action is terrific. Always great to see a female kick butt that deserves it.

Very watchable and convincingly done. Filmed closely to the book's plot which made it even more enjoyable to me.

Perfectly reasonable action film. If you like that genre then it's entertaining enough to make it worth watching.

So there's this program that can control the entirety of the nuclear arsenal worldwide. It can be transferred over the internet in less than 60 seconds. But nobody thought to make a backup of it. As stunningly stupid a premise as that is, it's the smartest thing about this film. Atrocious coincidences and technically incorrect moments drive a plot with less logic than the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah band's entire catalog. A shameless attempt to keep making money off of a dead man, worst of all, it throws the characters you know and love entirely under the bus in the process.

Solid enough thriller without being memorable. The conversion of Lisbeth from anti-hero hacker to action star just doesn't quite payoff.

Great locations, rubbish generic story which just goes loosely from one action theme to another. Insult to the film Girl with the dragon tattoo, to call it a soft sequel.

Fincher and the original cast needed to return.

Adoro a franquia, agora sobre as mulheres que não amavam os homens, pois eram todos sádicos e nojentos… Agora na versão cibernética com direito a armas nucleares, muito bom todo clima de tensão e perseguição, no melhor estilo gato e rato, trama inteligente e bem delineada, Claire Foy muito bem como a Lisbeth Salander da vez...

I enjoyed the movie, but it strayed from the original. Lisbeth's father was never a handsome man. No mention of her mother. The original didn't mention a sister. In this movie, Lisbeth isn't merely a man hating lesbian, she's Tom Cruise protecting the world and she has a smaller team and less resources than Cruise. Sweden is lucky to have such a fictional character. 8o)