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42 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film Journal InternationalStephen WhittyFilm Journal InternationalStephen WhittyFoy and Alvarez have still spun the old and new elements together in an effective web. If this is a trap, it’s one you won’t hurry to escape from—or even fear being caught in again.
- 79TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiThe Girl in the Spider’s Web is such an absorbing airplane novel of a movie that you half expect to walk out of the theater and into O’Hare International. Your flight was on time, and the turbulence was totally badass.
- 70IGNJim VejvodaIGNJim VejvodaThe Girl in the Spider’s Web has essentially refashioned Lisbeth Salander into a superhero.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt’s watchable enough but let down by a strange lack of interest in presenting Salander as anything but an engine to propel a plot. More female action heroes is by no means a bad thing but forcing Salander into Bond’s shoes feels like a misstep, her intellect and survivalism suited to far more interesting pursuits.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandLisbeth is never going to be cuddly or sunny, but that doesn’t mean she has to be robotic or impossible to read. That’s something that Foy and Alvarez clearly understand, and the result is a heroine not only worth cheering for, but one worth loving and even understanding.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe filmmakers take a heroic, action-packed, high-tech approach that empties out some of the originality of this unique female heroine.
- 50VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergIt was probably inevitable that Hollywood would neuter the best elements of Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” franchise, but did the producers really need to shift it into a commonplace cross between a superhero flick and James Bond?
- 40Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonLacking the freshness of the original trilogy or the meticulous, insidious tone of Fincher’s film, Spider’s Web mostly feels like a holding action to ensure that more sequels can be made in the future. That timidity flies in the face of this series’ inherent edginess.
- 40Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfOnce intriguingly strange, Lisbeth Salander returns as a boring action hero, her rough edges sanded down.
- 40Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaArizona RepublicRandy CordovaUnfortunately, nothing in the film –Foy's performance included – cuts the chill, and you're left trapped in a big, wintry void.