This could've been a compelling, dark Scandi-noir thriller in better hands. Jo Nesbo, internationally bestselling author of The Snowman, tells us about his involvement with the film adaptation, what it's like to see. With Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson. Nesbø graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a degree in economics. He was born in Oslo and grew up in Molde. One of my favorite intense actors, Fassbinder, turned in a believable performance, but I've seen him better. The Snowman: Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Jo Nesbø is a bestselling Norwegian author and musician. (Who chose the vice actor who was filming in for Val? Not a good choice.) And why didn't they know what to do with Rebecca Ferguson? She's a really good actor & underutilized. The series is set in Oslo, Norway and follows the story of Doctor Proctor, a crazy professor waiting for his big break, his next-door neighbor Lisa and her peculiar friend Nilly, a short redheaded boy. It was nice to see Val Kilmer, though he was unable to use his real voice (?) because of cancer. Many of these mountainous white landscapes/regions, serve as a strong character, with a sense of hardscrabble isolation & an attempt to flourish despite the cold & dreariness. Inspector Harry Hole suspects a link between the missing. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in their yard earlier that day. I don't need to 'care' about the characters, but I need more than brief character development of character to understand their role in the narrative. One night, after the first snowfall of the year, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared. Jø Nesbø must've been disappointed, but has made enough money on his bestselling books to probably not mind (and any comparisons to the book would weigh positively in his favor.) Actors were not given enough to chew on. An embarrassment in the line of duty has pulled him off his usual beat.

The dialogue was wanting, a mishmash of ideas & unnecessary moments, almost as if deliberately trying to stretch out a script that was lacking. Police Detective Harry Hole has made a terrible mistake.

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