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Movie basic details
Current status - Released
Total runtime - 115 mins.
Release date - 25-10-2018
Release year - 2018
Genres - Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Overall ratings and scores for The Girl in the Spider's Web:
Happiness Score - 6.1/10, World Popularity Score - 20.296/100, IMDB Score - 6.1, Metascore - 43, Internet Movie Database - 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes - 39%, Metacritic - 43/100, .
The Girl in the Spider's Web movie has Total Global Votes - 1025, Total IMD Votes - 45,277
The Girl in the Spider's Web Movie Introduction: Movie The Girl in the Spider's Web, release year 2018 is written by David Lagercrantz, Stieg Larsson, Jay Basu and directed by Fede Alvarez. The leading star-cast in this movie are Claire Foy, Beau Gadsdon, Sverrir Gudnason along with the other stars and crew members.
Trailers, Clips, Featurettes and Behind the Scenes
Movie overview and plot by Kapil Vajpeyi
Movie in-short: Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.
Movie story-line: In Stockholm, Sweden, hacker Lisbeth Salander is hired by Frans Balder, a computer engineer, to retrieve a program that he believes it is too dangerous to exist.
Movie synopsis: Scarred forever by the hideous and unforgivable sins of her father, the antisocial, technologically brilliant computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, finds herself ridding Stockholm of sadists who hate women. It's been three silent years since she last saw her old journalist friend, Mikael Blomkvist, after the events of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and now, Lisbeth is with her back to the wall, hunted down like prey for stealing Project FireFall: a powerful tool designed for the Americans, developed to breach and control most online defence systems. Now, as the NSA, the Swedish Security Service, and deadly Russians are hot on her trail, more and more, Lisbeth's horrible past comes back to haunt her, and no one in this world is safe if the state-of-the-art computer software falls into the wrong hands. What does the future have in store for Lisbeth Salander, the girl in the spider's web?
Highlights - The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
Total budget - $43,000,000.00
Total revenue - $35,164,920.00
Produced by - The Cantillon CompanyColumbia PicturesScott Rudin ProductionsPascal PicturesMetro-Goldwyn-MayerYellow BirdRegency EnterprisesNew Regency PicturesSony PicturesStudio BabelsbergFilm Service Babelsberg
Produced in - CanadaGermanySwedenUnited KingdomUnited States of America
Available languages - English (English),
Homepage URL - http://www.girlinthespidersweb.movie/site/
Awards won / Nominations - 1 win & 6 nominations
Certificate(s) - RU : 18+ RU : 18+ LT : IIB HK : 15 KR : 15A GR : 15 DK : 16 DK : 16 NL : 12 RO : 16 RO : 16 ES : 16 FR : 15 CH : R IL : MA15+ US : 15 AU : 16 UA : 15+ SK : 15 SK : 15 SK : 15 HU : K-16 TR : PG12 IT : M/16
Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
Lead Actors - Claire Foy, Beau Gadsdon, Sverrir Gudnason
Writer(s) - David Lagercrantz, Stieg Larsson, Jay Basu
Director(s) - Fede Alvarez
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
What is the release date of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)?
Release date of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is 25-10-2018.
What is the total runtime of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) in minutes?
Total runtime of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) in minutes is 115 min.
What is the budget consumed to produce The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) movie?
The budget consumed to produce The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) movie is around $43,000,000.00.
How much revenue is expected from movie The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)?
Expected revenue from movie movie The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is around $35,164,920.00.
What is the pupularity of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)?
Worldwide pupularity of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) movie is 20.296%.
What is the name of the production company of film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)?
Production company of film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is/are The Cantillon Company, Columbia Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Pascal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Yellow Bird, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Sony Pictures, Studio Babelsberg, Film Service Babelsberg, .
Which country the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is produced in?
Film production country for the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is Canada, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America, .
Which language the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is produced in?
Film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is produced in English (English), language(s).
Which Genre the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) belongs to?
Movie The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is categorized under Action, Crime, Drama genre(s).
Who are the lead actors of the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)?
Lead actors of the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) are Claire Foy, Beau Gadsdon, Sverrir Gudnason.
Who is the writer of the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)?
The writer(s) of the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is/are David Lagercrantz, Stieg Larsson, Jay Basu.
Who is the director of the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)?
The director(s) of the film The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) is/are Fede Alvarez.
Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) movie?
Movie The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) has 1 win & 6 nominations awards and nomination in it's profile.
What is the story of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) in-short?
Short plot of movie The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018): Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials..
What is the full story of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) movie?
Full plot of movie The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018): Scarred forever by the hideous and unforgivable sins of her father, the antisocial, technologically brilliant computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, finds herself ridding Stockholm of sadists who hate women. It's been three silent years since she last saw her old journalist friend, Mikael Blomkvist, after the events of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and now, Lisbeth is with her back to the wall, hunted down like prey for stealing Project FireFall: a powerful tool designed for the Americans, developed to breach and control most online defence systems. Now, as the NSA, the Swedish Security Service, and deadly Russians are hot on her trail, more and more, Lisbeth's horrible past comes back to haunt her, and no one in this world is safe if the state-of-the-art computer software falls into the wrong hands. What does the future have in store for Lisbeth Salander, the girl in the spider's web?.
Where to find full details of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) movie?
You can find the full details of movie The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5177088
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List of full Starcast and crew members of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
Full Starcast:
Name: Claire Foy
Character: Lisbeth SalanderName: Beau Gadsdon
Character: Young Lisbeth SalanderName: Sverrir Gudnason
Character: Mikael BlomkvistName: Lakeith Stanfield
Character: Edwin NeedhamName: Sylvia Hoeks
Character: Camilla SalanderName: Carlotta von Falkenhayn
Character: Young Camilla SalanderName: Stephen Merchant
Character: Frans BalderName: Christopher Convery
Character: August BalderName: Claes Bang
Character: Jan HolsterName: Synnøve Macody Lund
Character: Gabriella GraneName: Cameron Britton
Character: PlagueName: Vicky Krieps
Character: Erika BergerName: Andreja Pejic
Character: SofiaName: Mikael Persbrandt
Character: Alexander ZalachenkoName: Thomas Wingrich
Character: Grane's Home SecurityName: Andreas Tietz
Character: Camilla's DriverName: Paula Schramm
Character: Malin EriksonName: Anja Karmanski
Character: LandlordName: Volker Bruch
Character: Peter AhlgrenName: Saskia Rosendahl
Character: Linda AhlgrenName: Pål Sverre Hagen
Character: Ove LevinName: Christian Serritiello
Character: NSA OfficerName: Damien Murphy
Character: CopsName: Asuka Tovazzi
Character: CopsName: Daniel Stockhorst
Character: Holster's DriverName: Béla Gabor Lenz
Character: Seedy Looking PunkName: Maddy Savage
Character: ReporterName: Lea Faßbender
Character: August's MotherName: Tom Jester
Character: Huge SkinheadName: Hendrik Heutmann
Character: Milos MeerName: Volkram Zschiesche
Character: Dark Haired SAPO AgentName: Sonja Chan
Character: Naked Asian WomanName: Felix Quinton
Character: Camilla's HenchmanName: Alois Knapps
Character: Camilla's HenchmanName: Wolfgang Lindner
Character: Gabriella Grane's DriverName: Sebastian Stielke
Character: Uniformed Cop 4Name: Sinha Melina Gierke
Character: Airport EmployeeName: Michael Bornhütter
Character: Airport PolicemenName: Oliver Juhrs
Character: Airport PolicemenName: Steffen Jung
Character: Airport PolicemanName: Christian Zagia
Character: Detention Room Blonde CopName: Amalia Holm Bjelke
Character: Waitress
Crew Members:
Name: Arnon Milchan
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Nancy Steiner
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume DesignName: Scott Rudin
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Tatiana S. Riegel
Department: Editing
Job/Role: EditorName: Eve Stewart
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production DesignName: David Fincher
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Axel Eichhorst
Department: Art
Job/Role: Storyboard ArtistName: Jörg Widmer
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Volker Vahl
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Christian Scheibe
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Dolly GripName: Tony Lamberti
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Additional Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Roque Baños
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music ComposerName: Roland Winke
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound MixerName: Yeşim Zolan
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DecorationName: Arno Neubauer
Department: Production
Job/Role: Unit Production ManagerName: Steven Knight
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Barbara Schramm
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: TailorName: Denis Schnegg
Department: Art
Job/Role: Supervising Art DirectorName: Sonja B. Zimmer
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production ExecutiveName: Heike Merker
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Hair DesignerName: Heike Merker
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup DesignerName: Carmen Cuba
Department: Production
Job/Role: CastingName: Elizabeth Cantillon
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Stieg Larsson
Department: Writing
Job/Role: CharactersName: Alex Oakley
Department: Directing
Job/Role: First Assistant DirectorName: Julian Slater
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Supervising Sound EditorName: Julian Slater
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Jay Basu
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Pedro Luque
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of PhotographyName: Nerses Gezalyan
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley MixerName: Søren Stærmose
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Søren Stærmose
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Fede Alvarez
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Fede Alvarez
Department: Directing
Job/Role: DirectorName: Sabine Engelberg
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Eli Bush
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Del Spiva
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music EditorName: Robert Stambler
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Dana Bieler
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup & HairName: Robin Harlan
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley ArtistName: Ole Søndberg
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Ole Søndberg
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Daniel Chour
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Carlos Rosario
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume DesignName: William Conacher
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Dialect CoachName: Klemens Becker
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Unit Director of PhotographyName: Klemens Becker
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Second Unit DirectorName: Tarnia Nicol
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Meike Schlegel
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume SupervisorName: Florian Haeger
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Transportation CoordinatorName: Theresa Anna Luther
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Key CostumerName: Elo Soode
Department: Art
Job/Role: Concept ArtistName: Anette Czagany
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Assistant Costume DesignerName: Hamilton Sterling
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound DesignerName: Sarah Monat
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley ArtistName: Karen Vassar Triest
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Sebastian Meuschel
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Kevin O’Connell
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Reiner Bajo
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Still PhotographerName: Helmut Prein
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: GafferName: Ryan Collins
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Jeremy Braben
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Aerial Director of PhotographyName: Klaus Große Darrelmann
Department: Production
Job/Role: Location ManagerName: David Esparza
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Mandell Winter
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Supervising Sound EditorName: Vanessa Galvez
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Digital Intermediate ProducerName: Carrie Arakaki
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Key CostumerName: Maarten Hofmeijer
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music EditorName: Amy Pascal
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Aria Harrison
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script SupervisorName: Benjamin Frik
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Aerial CameraName: Dierk Grahlow
Department: Art
Job/Role: Construction ManagerName: Markus Kuballa
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Russian Arm OperatorName: Howard London
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR MixerName: Shelby Cherniet
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssociateName: Kate Ringsell
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting DirectorName: Florian Hotz
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt CoordinatorName: Fabio Seyding
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Assistant CameraName: Gerd Nefzer
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Special Effects SupervisorName: Annett Schulze
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Hair SupervisorName: Annett Schulze
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup SupervisorName: David Lagercrantz
Department: Writing
Job/Role: NovelName: Jeremy B. Davis
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Additional Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Amal El-Farfachi
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssistantName: Ando Johnson
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Daniel Boccoli
Department: Editing
Job/Role: First Assistant EditorName: Lutz Zeidler
Department: Crew
Job/Role: ArmorerName: Björn Susen
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: GafferName: Susannah Brough
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Eckart Friz
Department: Art
Job/Role: Property MasterName: Sebastian Meszmann
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects ProducerName: Judith Sunga
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssociateName: Sven Hübner
Department: Crew
Job/Role: ArmorerName: Yoon Cha-Lee
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Fight ChoreographerName: Marcus Preussing
Department: Crew
Job/Role: PyrotechnicianName: Alexander Sachariew
Department: Camera
Job/Role: First Assistant CameraName: Jan Brun
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Key GripName: Martin Lieckfeld
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Alejandro Damiani
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Dorothea Kulhawy
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Set CostumerName: Glenn König
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Key GripName: Jan Kasskawo
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR MixerName: Scott Kirby
Department: Directing
Job/Role: First Assistant DirectorName: Marcus CF. Tinnerholm
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Aerial CameraName: Josef Brandl
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Art DirectorName: Thomas Wallis
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Boom OperatorName: Won-suk Park
Department: Camera
Job/Role: First Assistant CameraName: Will Digby
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Nele Jordan
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Set DecorationName: Caspar Sachsse
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound MixerName: John Ringhoff
Department: Art
Job/Role: Textile ArtistName: Micah Loken
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Dialogue EditorName: Enzo Enzel
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Scenic ArtistName: Elmar Suska
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Dolly GripName: Aaron Hasson
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR MixerName: Tessy Díez
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music ProducerName: Timur Yesilfiliz
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Visual Effects EditorName: Thilo Ewers
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Thilo Ewers
Department: Crew
Job/Role: In Memory OfName: Brian Smith
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR MixerName: Berna Levin
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Rasmus Frostell
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Henning Brehm
Department: Art
Job/Role: Graphic DesignerName: Carolin Bitzer
Department: Production
Job/Role: PublicistName: Michael Linus Bock
Department: Sound
Job/Role: MusicianName: Nick Laurence
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Second Second Assistant DirectorName: Ann Trimble
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssistantName: Daniel Jopp
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Lighting TechnicianName: Mark Spindler
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Compositing SupervisorName: Grit Belitz
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Health and SafetyName: Alexander Kohn
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Assistant CameraName: Julia Böhm
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup & HairName: Andrea Pirchner
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup & HairName: Irina Schwarz
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup & HairName: Stefan Müller
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Aerial CameraName: Annemarie Chladek
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Clapper LoaderName: Lasse Liebelt
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Clapper LoaderName: Rodrigo Gomez
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Digital Imaging TechnicianName: Christian Kuss
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Digital Imaging TechnicianName: Philipp Barth
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Maximilian Günther
Department: Camera
Job/Role: First Assistant CameraName: Sascha Werdehausen
Department: Camera
Job/Role: First Assistant CameraName: Hanna Kriisa
Department: Camera
Job/Role: First Assistant CameraName: Mathias Riemann
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Key GripName: Michael Wahlberg
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Lighting TechnicianName: Ingo Blacha
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Assistant CameraName: Mitch Bozzo
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Assistant CameraName: Julian Bubeck
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Assistant CameraName: Carola Rodriguez Sanchez
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Assistant CameraName: Johanna Lucha
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects CoordinatorName: Lisa Mundt
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects CoordinatorName: Tamara Tadic
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects CoordinatorName: Wei Wei
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects CoordinatorName: Mathías Chumino
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Visual Effects EditorName: Thomas Weckenmann
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Visual Effects EditorName: Javier Cruzado
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Falk Hofmann
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Compositing SupervisorName: Aisha Kascioglu
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Assistant Costume DesignerName: James Casey Holland
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume IllustratorName: Yasemin Kascioglu
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume SupervisorName: Caitlin Hodder
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: CostumerName: Georgina Brown
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Key CostumerName: Jan Dieckmann
Department: Art
Job/Role: Textile ArtistName: McKenzie Brodnick
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssistantName: Katie Feigenbaum
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssistantName: Patrick Winkler
Department: Production
Job/Role: Extras Casting AssistantName: Maiken Priedemann
Department: Editing
Job/Role: ColoristName: Joshua Aufrance
Department: Production
Job/Role: First Assistant AccountantName: Patrik Vasiljev
Department: Production
Job/Role: Location CoordinatorName: Johannes Schwerdt
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production AccountantName: Björn S. Berger
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script SupervisorName: Jenifère Nieschmidt
Department: Production
Job/Role: Travel CoordinatorName: Álvaro Gallego
Department: Sound
Job/Role: MusicianName: Jan Kubkowski
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Picture Car CoordinatorName: Sarah Wibbeler
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DesignerName: Leif Heanzo
Department: Art
Job/Role: Concept ArtistName: Attila Krüziu
Department: Art
Job/Role: LeadmanName: Natascha Matzat
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DesignerName: Oliver Haas
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Rigging GafferName: Daniel Galindo
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Score Engineer
Reviews Section
Lackluster entry in the Millennium film series: A solid performance by Claire Foy (First Man, Unsane) can't do much to elevate a weak script that, quite often, not only asks you to suspend your disbelief, but to abandon your disbelief altogether. This film is based on the fourth of five books (to date) in the popular "Millennium" series of novels, which happens to be the first of the books written by author David Lagercrantz after the passing of original author Stieg Larsson. The first three books were adapted into a trilogy of films in their native Sweden (all of which were released in 2009), and the first book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was given an American adaptation helmed by David Fincher in 2011. The story of the newest entry in the film series revolves around a top-secret program called Firefall, which would allow whoever wields it to take control of the world's nuclear weapons. The program was designed by Frans Balder (Stephen Merchant), who has a young autistic son. Balder, having come to realize that the program is too dangerous for any government to control, contacts super-hacker Lisbeth Salander (Foy), asking for her help to find and destroy the program. Unknown to them,however, a mysterious group known only as the Spiders are also after the program. Salander receives help along the way from good friend Mikael Blomkvist (Sverrir Gudnason), a journalist working for Millennium magazine (from which the book series gets its name). In the meantime, Lisbeth's attempt to acquire the Firefall program leads American National Security Agency security expert Edwin Needham (LaKeith Stanfield) to travel to Sweden in hopes of tracking her down. Action abounds, and as the film progresses we learn the identity of the leader of the Spiders, a secret tied to Salander's murky past. Eventually all parties converge on a house in the mountains that is all-too-familiar to Salander, where the film's climax plays out. The film appears to retcon certain details from the previous films (e.g. Blomkvist is younger than he should be), which can be off-putting to those familiar with those films.. Vicky Krieps, who audiences may remember from her fantastic performance in 2017's Phantom Thread, is wasted in a brief appearance as Millennium's publisher Erika Berger. While Salander has been established as a first-class hacker in previous films (as well as in the books on which they're based), here her hacking skills often reach levels of unbelievability. An example of this: in one scene Salander hacks into a car's systems while actively pursuing in another car. In the end we are left with a film that could have been greater than it is, but which was hobbled by a poor script filled with overly convenient contrivances. The film's one saving grace is Foy, who does the most with what she is given.
While I enjoyed this film, it was a bit of a disappointment compared to the others in this series. As noted by other reviews, the film is haunted by an incredibly poor script. On the other hand, the action is pretty good if you can tolerate the long, poorly scripted scenes in between. The film tries too hard to surpise us with twists, some of which are predictable and others which are just flat. Some of the circumstances in the film are far-fetched. I don't mind suspending belief a bit, but this is neither a fantasy or a science fiction film, so there should be some reasonable level of reality. Several scenes are just ridiculously beyond reason and logic. Claire Foy is an excellent actress and I like watching her. She did the best she could with this script. It's unfortunate that the directors chose to portray her as a bit haggard and completely without sex appeal. Certainly, the character of Lisbeth Salander is intended to be a nonconforming ruffian, but Claire Foys' depiction of her is considerably rougher than Rooney Mara's and far less sexually-charged than Noomi Rapace's. This is a shame as Claire Foy does have sex appeal; she either chose or was not encouraged to to use it here. It's an acceptable addition to this series, but it's mediocre in comparison to it's predecessors.
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