Fresh
The weight-watchers script sensibly dispenses with several characters to serve a brew that's enjoyably spicy but low on substance.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Hannibal
His genius undeniable. His evil unspeakable. His name...Hannibal.
2001 · 2h 11m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Overview
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.
Director and cast
- Ridley Scott Director
- Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
- Julianne Moore as Clarice Starling
- Gary Oldman as Mason Verger
- Ray Liotta as Paul Krendler
- Giancarlo Giannini as Insp. Renaldo Pazzi
- Zeljko Ivanek as Dr. Cordell Doemling
- Frankie Faison as Barney Matthews
- Francesca Neri as Allegra Pazzi
- Hazelle Goodman Cast
- David Andrews Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
39%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Hannibal Lecter is the ostensible cannibal of this franchise, but the real cannibals are his creators. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time, they have him endorsing his favorite Chianti.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Hannibal definitely grabs at the emotions, but not the one it's after. You come in hoping to have the wits scared out of you and leave with your temper barely in check.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Simply a fat slab of sadism.
David Edelstein, Slate
Fresh
Hopkins, who is electrifying in almost anything he does, reprises the mastery he brought to Silence of the Lambs. Even in a movie as patchworky as this, he's always compelling.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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