Review of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) by Terry B — 05 Dec 2018

Abomination . . . pretty much.

If you have read the book, The Girl in the Spiders Web, and are looking forward to seeing the book's plot and characters come to life on the big screen, you will be sorely disappointed. In fact I was so disappointed I could not fathom how author David Lagercrantz would agree to have his very fine novel so horribly depicted.

The only similarity between the book and the movie is found in the name of the characters. The plot in the book has been totally ignored to the point where I can only assume the writer of the screen play apparently didn't even bother to read the book.

One of the key characters in the book is August Balder, played by Christopher Convery in the movie. August is a severely autistic child who is unable to speak. I think he uttered one or two words in the book; however in the movie he is a real chatterbox and exhibits little of the traits of the character in the book.

Claire Foy takes a run at the Lisbeth Salander character, but simply isn't Lisbeth Salander as portrayed in any of the now five books that define her.

Sylvia Hoeks and the movie's make-up department apparently didn't read the book either. In the book Camilla is described as an extraordinarily beautiful, classy woman who certainly stands out in a crowd. In the movie Camilla is made to look like a rather ordinary commoner which is too bad, because there is no doubt Sylvia Hoeks can be a very stunning woman.

The movie is a huge disappointment. Save your money and read the book. That's where you will get real value if you are a fan of the Millennium Series, plus two.