Film: Frosty reception for The Snowman

There are too many characters, too much story and too many loose threads left hanging

Michael Fassbender in The Snowman

Cinema

The Snowman: Directed by Tomas Alfredson, Rating: **, Nationwide, 15A

It’s Not Yet Dark: Directed by Frankie Fenton, Rating: ****, Nationwide, PG

Over the course of 11 novels, Jo Nesbø has emerged from the herd of Scandinavian crime writers as a consummate storyteller combining the gritty urgency of the genre with a keen engagement with contemporary Norwegian social issues.

The first adaptation of Nesbø’s best known, and best-selling, character Detective Harry Hole ...