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Hannibal

2001

Ridley Scott

Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta ...

6.4

76,651

Thriller Ten years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter escaped from custody, ten years since FBI Agent Clarice Starling interviewed him in a maximum-security hospital for the criminally insane. The doctor is now at large in Europe, pursuing his own interests and savoring the scents and essences of an unguarded world. But, Starling has never forgotten her encounters with Dr. Lecter, and the metallic rasp of his seldom-used voice still haunts ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A carnival geek show elevated in the direction of art. It never quite gets there, but it tries with every fiber of its craft to redeem its pulp origins (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"A movie meant for the whole family -- the Manson family (...) Yet despite the gruesome operatic staging, the movie is not particularly dramatic"	NEG
United States	Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"Both spectacular and disappointing."	NEU
United States	Desson Howe The Washington Post	"'Hannibal' dies from its own auto-asphyxiation. By the time it draws to a hideous close, you feel dirty for even watching."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It’s unmissable, flaws and all (...) But in finding the mordant wit in two people who want to destroy and rescue each other, Scott offers a sly parody of relationships"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"An inert spectacle and a frightening waste of modern cinema's juiciest villain (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Not of a serious psycho-thriller, but a Guignol horror comedy: sleek, fast-moving, more than a little absurd (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"There are disgusting movies that are worth seeing -- Silence of the Lambs, for one -- and others that are merely disgusting. Then there's Hannibal, which exists in its own category."	NEG
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"It's an improvement on the book, but it's never as rigorous, insightful or compelling as 'Manhunter'."	NEU

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