Claire Foy in a scene from The Girl in the Spider’s Web (category IIB), directed by Fede Alvarez. Co-starring Sverrir Gudnason and Sylvia Hoeks.
Claire Foy in a scene from The Girl in the Spider’s Web (category IIB), directed by Fede Alvarez. Co-starring Sverrir Gudnason and Sylvia Hoeks.
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The Girl in the Spider’s Web film review: Lisbeth Salander reduced to a female Jason Bourne

  • No amount of motorcycle chases and sniper shoot-outs can hide the fact that this production lacks the emotional punch of the earlier films
  • With more style than substance, it’s a pale imitation of the previous outings

James Mottram

Updated: 2:01pm, 22 Nov, 2018

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Claire Foy in a scene from The Girl in the Spider’s Web (category IIB), directed by Fede Alvarez. Co-starring Sverrir Gudnason and Sylvia Hoeks.
Claire Foy in a scene from The Girl in the Spider’s Web (category IIB), directed by Fede Alvarez. Co-starring Sverrir Gudnason and Sylvia Hoeks.
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