Schneemann (2017)

Schneemann: Directed by Tomas Alfredson. With Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson. Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.

“I made the mistake of reading the book again before watching the movie So had high expectations. It was The Snowman that got me hooked on Jo Nesbo and was excited when I saw the trailer. I walked out of it at the end feeling very disappointed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCharacters were stripped down to being almost irrelevant. They should have stuck more closely to the book for Katrine Bratt, such an important part. Ave Stop did not come across as the charismatic media guru. Instead, he appeared to be somewhat impotent. ldar Vetlesen may as well have been cut right out of it. The script very loosely followed the book. The twists in the plot were poorly handled. The opening Scene faded to frame the plot and I wonu0026#39;t say anymore about that. Val Kilmer as Gert Rafto?? At least the harsh, bleak atmosphere was captured and Fassbender did a pretty good job.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie Should be shown to film students on how not to do it.”