This notorious failure is a visually appealing but bewildering combination of confusion, suspense, and some genuinely strong performances. In Norway, Detective Harry Hole (played by Michael Fassbender) and his new partner Katrine (Rebeecca Ferguson) are investigating long-running disappearances, with connections to philanthropist Arve Stop (J.K. Simmons). A calling card—the snowman that gives the film its title—is le…

It feels like something they ought to use in film school as an example. You could pick out any random moment and pose the question, "What choices were made here that simply shouldn't have happened in a movie?" The sole reason _The Snowman_ manages to get a rating of one-and-a-half stars is because it’s so strange, second by second, that it occasionally becomes genuinely amusing. _Final rating: ★½: - Boring/disa…