Hannibal

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: February 9, 2001

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 281 Ratings

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FranzHcriticMay 29, 2016

I always thought the Hannibal Lecter films were a bit exaggerated. But this film lacks any of the suspense of 'Silence' (which I also thought was overplayed) and is unnecessarily gruesome. The death scenes were violent purely for the sake ofI always thought the Hannibal Lecter films were a bit exaggerated. But this film lacks any of the suspense of 'Silence' (which I also thought was overplayed) and is unnecessarily gruesome. The death scenes were violent purely for the sake of it, and the acting was bordering on hammy. I can't say much of this film. This is still an overrated film, even thought it already gave others mixed signals.… Expand

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Dragonfly44Nov 28, 2017

This movie was both bad and boring. Silence of the Lambs was amazing, so I was clearly in the wrong expecting this to be too. Jodie Foster dodged a huge bullet.

Rating- 26%

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JonDocMay 15, 2020

Ponderous, slow moving sequel lacking the wit of the original. A shame given the caliber of writer and director. Of the five Hannibal films, this one clearly had the biggest budget and most polished production values, but it’s all style overPonderous, slow moving sequel lacking the wit of the original. A shame given the caliber of writer and director. Of the five Hannibal films, this one clearly had the biggest budget and most polished production values, but it’s all style over substance. Ridley Scott spends too much time concentrating on the look of a shot and not enough on the actual story. The first two thirds of the film looks like a travelogue with beautiful photography but without any engaging narrative. The story gets going near the end but by then it’s too late and the final ‘scary’ scene with Ray Liotta is just plain ridiculous!
During lockdown I rewatched all the movies in the series again and for my money the best is Red Dragon, even better than Lambs.… Expand

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Tyrant719Aug 28, 2021

This movie is for simpletons who didn’t quite understand what Silence of the Lambs was all about and just thought that Hannibal guy was “bad ass”. Jodie Foster knew exactly why she didn’t want to be apart of this mess. The Hannibal characterThis movie is for simpletons who didn’t quite understand what Silence of the Lambs was all about and just thought that Hannibal guy was “bad ass”. Jodie Foster knew exactly why she didn’t want to be apart of this mess. The Hannibal character is meant to represent what serial killers idealize themselves to be, while Buffalo Bull represented the unorganized, imperfect way serial killers actually operate and, eventually, get caught. It’s not a beautiful opera, it’s a chaotic mess. The Hannibal character behind bars was perfect in exemplifying that. Trying to make a backstory for this plot device of a character does nothing but weaken his purpose. Now he has to become superhuman in order to actualize the idealized manner of his murders instead of it just being a puzzling mystery that the audience is meant to wonder about. But I’m sure you all just think “It’s cool that he eats that guy from Goodfella’s brains! Oh, and there are no gay scenes of guys tuckin their dicks in while looking in the mirror! I’m totally not gay, bro! All this movie was missing was Clarice’s **** But 9/10 regardless!”… Expand

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