Detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous...
Detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman. Adapted from Jo Nesbø's best-selling novel of the same name from his Harry Hole series.
When an elite crime squad's lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Rebecca Ferguson), 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.
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7 %198 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
19 %11,484 reviewsAudience score rating
"Responding to a blizzard of bad reviews written about his highly anticipated new thriller, The Snowman, director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) has offered an unusually straight-forward explanation of the film's shortcomings."
Flicks"A production that seems to have been second-, third- and fourth-guessed at every turn, and bears the manifold scars and stitches of on-the-fly rethinking."
Variety"This intro to a new big-screen detective never quite gels, despite Fassbender's best efforts. Too unremarkable to leave you anything but cold."
Total Film"The tension dissipates in a tangle of muddled subplots, sluggish pacing and some strange decisions from Tomas Alfredson. The result isn't a Bone Collector, never mind a Se7en."
Time Out"A serviceable, watchable thriller..."
The Guardian"For all its high-calibre talent mix, The Snowman is a largely pedestrian affair, turgid and humourless in tone."
Hollywood Reporter"If you're a tragic for the genre, The Snowman will scratch your itch."
FilmInk"A case of a missed opportunity. It references all the right films, but The Snowman comes off as a pale imitation."
Empire MagazineThe Snowman | Details
- Runtime
- 119
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- UK, Sweden, USA
