![]() His Let the Right One In was a fine if overpraised film, and his Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, while admirable in many ways, failed specifically by being too cold, austere, and stylized-in a word, too Scandinavian. ![]() The film adaptation is directed by Tomas Alfredson-Martin Scorsese was attached for a time, but dropped out to produce instead-and the Swedish director would seem to be an excellent choice. But it managed to cunningly blend the psychosexual depravity of peak Thomas Harris with the spirit-numbing winter vibe of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. A serial-killer novel set in Norway, it was by no means a great book. I read The Snowman many years back and its memory continues to put a chill in my bones. The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record Peter Brannen ![]()
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