With a critically acclaimed director, star-studded cast and beloved source material perfect for the big screen, The Snowman looked like a surefire hit. Instead, it ended up being a damp disjointed disappointment. So what happened?
As a thriller, The Snowman perhaps tries too hard and sets itself up for disappointment. It deserves praise for its ambitious scope but gets too distracted and inconsistent along the way.
When an elite crime squad’s lead detective 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, 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
Michael Fassbender and Rebecca Ferguson hunt down a twisted killer in our first proper look at director Tomas Alfredson's adaptation of Jo Nesbø's chilling bestselling thriller.
So yesterday we brought you the news that despite shepherding the 007 franchise towards making more money than a Bond villain ransom demand with Skyfall, Sam Mendes actually turned down directing the next installment due to winning a golden ticket to a Shakespeare play or something. With Skyfall reaching the critical and commercial success that it did, whoever directs the follow-up …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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