Release Date:
02/09/2000
Can you even remember the last time a movie made you squirm? We mean really squirm in disgust and discomfort (not that vaguely nauseous feeling you got while watching Duets). With slasher films becoming self-referential slapstick comedies, we needed someone to come back and give us the heebie-jeebies again. Enter Hannibal Lecter.
Before Joe Also Ran Lieberman gets on his warhorse, remember one thing: This movie is not called The Nice Man Who Loved Puppies and Ice Cream. Its called Hannibal. The main character is a psychotic cannibal serial killerso if youre going to get all offended by some blood and guts, stay away. For people who know what theyre getting into, Hannibal (while not as riveting or edge-of-your-seat as Silence of the Lambs) is a creepy, bizarre, and engrossing (no pun intended) film. Anthony Hopkins slips back into Lecter so easily its scary, and his performance is again brilliant. Hearing him hiss, Well, hello, Claric-c-c-c-c-e will keep you up at night. Julianne Moore fills Jodie Fosters shoes effectively as an older and wiser Agent Starling, and Ray Liotta is at his asshole best as Justice Department official Paul Krendler. But we dare you to hold down your popcorn and soda at the sight of an uncredited Gary Oldman as Mason Verger, the only surviving Lecter victim. This guyhow do we put it lightly?has no freakin face! For those who think Ridley Scott is all horses, chariots, and noble heroes, remember that this is the man who once made an alien burst out of a mans stomach at the dinner table.
Hannibal is a nasty piece of work thats bound to leave a bad taste in some peoples mouths. Without giving anything away, lets just say that if you rooted for Lecter during Lambs, this is your movieits dark, bloody, and totally entertaining.
Before Joe Also Ran Lieberman gets on his warhorse, remember one thing: This movie is not called The Nice Man Who Loved Puppies and Ice Cream. Its called Hannibal. The main character is a psychotic cannibal serial killerso if youre going to get all offended by some blood and guts, stay away. For people who know what theyre getting into, Hannibal (while not as riveting or edge-of-your-seat as Silence of the Lambs) is a creepy, bizarre, and engrossing (no pun intended) film. Anthony Hopkins slips back into Lecter so easily its scary, and his performance is again brilliant. Hearing him hiss, Well, hello, Claric-c-c-c-c-e will keep you up at night. Julianne Moore fills Jodie Fosters shoes effectively as an older and wiser Agent Starling, and Ray Liotta is at his asshole best as Justice Department official Paul Krendler. But we dare you to hold down your popcorn and soda at the sight of an uncredited Gary Oldman as Mason Verger, the only surviving Lecter victim. This guyhow do we put it lightly?has no freakin face! For those who think Ridley Scott is all horses, chariots, and noble heroes, remember that this is the man who once made an alien burst out of a mans stomach at the dinner table.
Hannibal is a nasty piece of work thats bound to leave a bad taste in some peoples mouths. Without giving anything away, lets just say that if you rooted for Lecter during Lambs, this is your movieits dark, bloody, and totally entertaining.