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Hannibal

Ajay Naidu, Anthony Hopkins, Boyd Kestner, Bruce MacVittie, David Andrews

Hannibal returns to America and attempts to make contact with disgraced Agent Starling and survive a vengeful victim's plan.

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  • binky013
    November 19, 2009
    binky013
    Sadly, I found myself watching this, and I was too tired to turn the channel. As I've said before, I find Anthony Hopkins to be one of the most overrated actors of his generation, and it's very interesting that he was discovered and encouraged by Olivier, the most overrated acto...( read more)r of his own previous generation.

    Like Olivier, Hopkins is very good at playing characters, but he can never completely disappear in a character, so you're always stuck with thinking, "Okay, I'm watching Anthony Hopkins do an Anthony Hopkins' idea of a character." Olivier, same problem. You're always watching Olivier acting, not able to fully believe that you're watching someone else. That ability to become absolutely the character you're playing, to lose yourself in that character, is a rare talent. Folks like Newman and Nicholson, for instance, are supremely gifted in their ability to do this.

    Just as in Silence of the Lambs, the Lektor/Lecter character is actually a Hopkins caricature, and the result is fairly ridiculous. In just a very brief appearance in the 1986 William Petersen Manhunter movie, Brian Cox is able to do a much more chillingly natural Lektor/Lecter than Hopkins could ever hope to pull off. Cox's Lecktor/Lecter doesn't have to kill anyone, or skin anyone, or cook anyone. He accomplishes a fully realized character just through his words and actions when he's already behind bars. No leering facial expressions, no lip licking, no almost comical character traits of any kind.

    Hopkins was pretty ludicrous in Lambs, but at least he had Foster to save the movie. No such luck here. Even more poorly equipped an actor than Hopkins, Julianne Moore couldn't hold up a helium balloon, let alone a movie opposite a talent as tenuous as Hopkins.
  • SirPant
    September 16, 2009
    SirPant
    I though Hannibal was quite good. I remember it got slammed by the critics, which I always thought was quite unfair. Hopkins was on good form, Scott's direction was beautifully atmospheric and Gary Oldman's performances was brilliant. I loved the brain eating scene too! My only g...( read more)ripe is that Foster didn?t reprise her role. She?s not one of my favourite actresses but I hate it when they replace characters in film sequels, it?s a bit of a pet hate.
  • stopitgoaway
    June 10, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    I like this film a lot, but of course it suffers - as all sequels do - by comparison to its predecessor, in this case 'Silence of the Lambs' The main reason for having a sequel at all was to showcase again the character of Hannibal Lecter, a monstrous creation everyone wanted to ...( read more)see more of after the first film. It could have bombed badly therefore if writer and actor had let us down by failing to catch the magic again. It was after all a decade after the original was made. But they don't, and Anthony Hopkins turns in another delicious performance as the man with the evil intent cloaked in inestimable, menacing charm.

    Julianne Moore drew the short straw in having to re-create the Clarice Starling role that had been so memorably played by another actress. She does well in my opinion, but inevitably we keep thinking 'where is Jodie Foster?', and this lends her portrayal a lack of credibility which is entirely unfair. Gary Oldman's Mason Verger is suitably loathsome and manages to make Lecter seem almost like the hero in their battle of wits. If there is a weak link, Ray Liotta's Krendler seems a bit misplaced.

    The direction deserves special mention. The lush, beautiful settings are mocked by the horror of what is happening in them and the perfectly-selected atmospheric music stayed in my mind long after the film had ended.

    Once again, the film lacks realism, but as with the original, it doesn't matter. Of course things like this don't really happen - but so what? It's a film. Get over it! I was prompted after seeing it to read the books, and the right decision was made in changing the ending of this story from that written by Thomas Harris.

    We were subsequently treated to another look at Lecter in a decent prequel movie, 'Red Dragon,' but I will not be alone in hoping that some day we will see yet more of him in a further instalment. Unlikely I suspect - but not impossible.

    I´m giving a serious though in to eating your wife.

    Ta-ta
  • MovieGeek13
    March 19, 2009
    MovieGeek13
    Completely involved with itself, filled with innane plotting that actually puts Hannibal as the good guy and even romanticizes his relationship with Clarice. Pretty preposterous stuff, but at least it's stylishly presented and well acted.
  • JohnSilver
    February 25, 2009
    JohnSilver
    Intelligent le fou !
  • ssimon9
    January 3, 2010
    ssimon9
    scary but nothing close to silence of the lambs. Would have been better if Jodie foster was there
  • maxmoser3
    January 1, 2010
    maxmoser3
    hannibal is a decent sequel to the silence of the lambs in my opinon hannibal lecter is the most intelligent horror film villians of all time next to norman bates from the classic horror flick pyscho in my opinon
  • friskyflugette
    January 1, 2010
    friskyflugette
    Anthony Hopkins turns in the role that made him a household name. This time we get to see more of him and what a joy he is. He oozes class as Hannibal Lecter and clearly relishes playing the part. Moore isn't Jodie Foster but she gives her all to the role and does justice to the ...( read more)part of Clarice Starling.
  • mythosslayer
    December 27, 2009
    mythosslayer
    Hopkins great as Hannibal (as always), didn't like the ending but Hopkins' acting more than made up for it
  • JessaBabie
    December 18, 2009
    JessaBabie
    Great movie...Once again Anthony Hopkins is awesome!!
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