Ladies and gentlemen, it's "The Hannibal Lecter Show": He smirks, he snarls, he plays sadistic pranks and he even does funny voices! A nearly scene-for-scene remake of Michael Mann's hypnotic MANHUNTER (1986) — assertions that it "reimagines" Thomas Harris' seminal psychological thriller notwithstanding — this prequel to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) and HANNIBAL (2001) offers fans extra helpings of Anthony Hopkins's popular serial-killer schtick.
FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) has a gift for stalking psychopaths and has been consulting with psychiatrist, bon vivant, patron of the arts and gourmet cook Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins) on a particularl...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
126 mins