Claire Foy

The Girl in the Spider's Web does away with the gritty yet somewhat low-key tone of Larsson's material in favor of spectacular but familiar action and spy film tropes

The Girl in the Spider's Web does away with the gritty yet somewhat low-key tone of Larsson's material in favor of spectacular but familiar action and spy film tropes, resembling far more a modern instalment of the Bond series than any adaptation of the Millennium trilogy to date.

Maggie Smith chews up the scenery in this rather insipid British fare, with some mildly amusing twists

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 12 months, you can’t have failed to notice that there was something of a scandal going on in the British media.

It's been 10 years since Cage and director Sena collaborated on the unmemorable and unexciting Gone in 60 Seconds – but alas, their teamwork hasn't sharpened over the years.