Tomas Alfredson’s Scandinavian crime thriller The Snowman, based on a novel by Jo Nesbø, starts off good and creepy, portraying the exact conditions that mark the early lives of many a serial killer. Alas, it slowly unravels into a collection of loose ends, despite the best efforts of Michael Fassbender and Rebecca Ferguson as a dysfunctional team investigating murders in pristine Norwegian towns.
Even before The Snowman‘s release, Alfredson admitted the film’s production was rushed and incomplete, and it shows: Entire plot lines are abandoned. Charlotte Gainsbourg’s character does nothing but act confused and wear short skirts without tights in Norway. (NORWAY!)