The Girl In The Spider's Web

The Girl In The Spider's Web was an attempt to make the character of Lisbeth--from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo--into more of a mainstream, popcorn movie-type of hero. It was based on a book that wasn't written by the late Stieg Larsson, creator of the original book series. However, the original novel that The Girl In The Spider's Web is based on is subperb (and is nothing like the movie).

While I thought Claire Foy was very good as Lisbeth, she and the Spider Web film overall lacked the intensity of the earlier films, with the original Lisbeth actress Noomi Rapace starring in the full trilogy.

Even Rooney Mara was superb in the American remake of Dragon Tattoo.

But Spider's Web has a nice little surprise. When Lisbeth is captured in Spider's Web, she's put through some very special paces.

At first she's tied in the traditional bondage, with her hands bound behind her back. But then she's placed in a vacuum sack.

When all of the air has been sucked out, Lisbeth is unable to breathe--until her sister, the villain, cuts a breathing hole for her. Lisbeth's sister, played by the wonderful Sylvia Hoeks (who was also excellent in Blade Runner 2049), can't help but gloat over Lisbeth one more time.

Lisbeth's sister reseals the hole with wax, sealing Lisbeth to a slow death by asphyxiation. But Lisbeth still manages to make her escape.

Despite the lack of intensity, I still would have liked to have seen more standalone adventures with Foy's Lisbeth, but sadly Spider's Web was the only movie they did.