The Snowman
Short description
In Oslo, detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a mother, where the only clue is a scarf found on a snowman. As the investigation unfolds, Hole suspects the return of a serial killer who targets married women with children. With the assistance of a new police recruit, he examines current and unsolved cases to find a pattern and stop the perpetrator before the next snowfall, a task that becomes personal when his own girlfriend is targeted.
Directed by Tomas Alfredson, this crime thriller is the third feature film in his career, following Let the Right One In and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The movie stars Michael Fassbender as the lead detective, appearing alongside Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Jonas Karlsson. Produced by Working Title Films and Universal Pictures, among other companies, the production had a budget of 35 million USD and earned 43 million USD at the worldwide box office.
The film has received mixed to negative feedback. It holds a rating of 5.2/10 on IMDb from 77,000 votes and a matching 5.2/10 on TMDB from 2,418 votes. These audience scores are higher than the rating from film critics, which stands at 3.2/10 based on 197 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot primarily in Norway, but the filmmakers made every effort to ensure that the Norwegian language wasn't heard on screen, and all Norwegian signage that appeared in the frame was altered, including newspaper headlines and public transportation destinations. Police cars in Norway have the word "politi" written on them, which was simply removed during post-production.
- According to director Thomas Alfredson, the film was made in a hurry. He himself joined the crew later than everyone else and claims that about 15% of the script was never filmed. Filming on location in Norway had to be shortened in order to move to London. In addition, the film's budget was simply not enough to film all the planned scenes. As a result, some plot lines in the film were not developed or explained, characters appear and disappear without explanation (like Arve, played by J.K. Simmons), and there are several obvious blunders and inconsistencies in the narrative.
- Many scenes from the trailer (an explosion, a bear trap, letters from the Snowman) did not make it into the final cut. They had to be removed, otherwise the narrative logic would have required inserting fragments of the script into the film that had not even been shot.
- Michael Fassbender began work on the film two days after finishing shooting on Justin Kurzel's science fiction action film "Assassin's Creed" (2016).
- Martin Scorsese was initially appointed director of the film, but ended up as an executive producer.
- All of Val Kilmer's lines in the film were dubbed. In March 2017, Kilmer revealed that he was being treated for cancer and that his tongue had swollen, although "it's getting better now."
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