Review: ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’ is an Action Thriller that Forgot Its Story

In 2011, David Fincher showed us that adapting Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series for American audiences was possible, following the Swedish adaptations in 2009. Lisbeth Salander, one of the most complex and interesting female characters in literature was given renewed life on the big screen. Not only was it a box office hit, but it was nominated for five academy awards and won one for Best Film Editing. Fast-forward seven years later: I never thought I would see a sequel adapted from the fourth book in the Millennium series starring a whole different cast and directed by a completely different director, yet here we are.

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