The promising trailer leads to a rather disappointing movie. Its obvious strength is the relentlessly cinematic wintry snowscapes, as alcoholic detective Harry Hole tracks down a personal serial killer case in Norway. It aims for enigmatic and atmospheric but for the most part it is slow and dull, leading to a finale that seems to abandon geography, plot and timeframe and then ends rather abruptly. Marco Beltrami's score is at times too melodramatic, whereas a cool synth score might have worked better, and some of the visual effects underwhelm jarringly. The story shoehorns in fractured familial relationships that sit uncomfortably with the police procedural aspects, and whilst Michael Fassbender underplays to a degree, Rebecca Ferguson attempts to inject a bit of a spark with her performance. The idea is good, but the execution here is just too lethargic to whip up much interest.
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