The Snowman

"Responding to a blizzard of bad reviews written about his highly anticipated new thriller, The Snowman, director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) has offered an unusually straight-forward explanation of the film's shortcomings."

"A production that seems to have been second-, third- and fourth-guessed at every turn, and bears the manifold scars and stitches of on-the-fly rethinking."

"This intro to a new big-screen detective never quite gels, despite Fassbender's best efforts. Too unremarkable to leave you anything but cold."

"The tension dissipates in a tangle of muddled subplots, sluggish pacing and some strange decisions from Tomas Alfredson. The result isn't a Bone Collector, never mind a Se7en."

"A serviceable, watchable thriller..."

"For all its high-calibre talent mix, The Snowman is a largely pedestrian affair, turgid and humourless in tone."

"If you're a tragic for the genre, The Snowman will scratch your itch."

"A case of a missed opportunity. It references all the right films, but The Snowman comes off as a pale imitation."