Red Dragon Movie
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Meet Hannibal Lecter For The First Time
Before the Silence
How It All Began!
FBI Agent Will Graham Is About to Enter the Mind of a Killer. He Must First Let Hannibal Lecter Inside His Head.
Before the Silence, there was the Dragon
To understand the origin of evil, you must go back to the beginning.
FBI Agent Will Graham has been called out of early retirement to catch a serial killer, known by authorities as "The Tooth Fairy". He asks for the help of his arch-nemesis, Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter, so that he can be able to catch "The Tooth Fairy" and bring him to justice. The only problem is that "The Tooth Fairy" is getting inside information about Graham and his family from none other than Dr. Lecter.
| Anthony Heald | Dr. Frederick Chilton |
| Harvey Keitel | Jack Crawford |
| Anthony Hopkins | Dr. Hannibal Lecter |
| Edward Norton | Will Graham |
| Emily Watson | Reba McClane |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | Freddy Lounds |
| Ralph Fiennes | Francis Dolarhyde |
| Mary-Louise Parker | Molly Graham |
| Tyler Patrick Jones | Josh Graham |
| Ken Leung | Lloyd Bowman |
| Frankie Faison | Barney Matthews |
| Lalo Schifrin | Conductor |
| Tim Wheater | Flautist |
| David Doty | Dinner Guest |
| Brett Ratner |
7.30 out of 10 (34660 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Excellent Adaptation to a first class book.
posted on 22 Aug 2009Red Dragon is what Manhunter should have been. This is a taunt, unnerving piece of filmmaking that really ranks right next to Silence of The Lambs as one of the best psychological thrillers ever made. Edward Norton is great as Will Graham and Ralph Fieness is amazing as Frances Dolarhyde and their performances alone are worth the praise alone, but it's Anthony Hopkins's third go around as Hannibal Lector that makes this film the crowd pleasers that it is. Hopkins gives a more unnerving performance than he gave with ether Silence or Hannibal that is laced with enough black humor that makes him almost disturbing to watch. This film really shows how sinister Hannibal can truly be, especially when he wants vengeance. This is a first class adaptation in the highest order, and I hope this is not the last we see of the good doctor.
RED DRAGON IS NO MANHUNTER
posted on 20 Aug 2009Comparing Red Dragon to Manhunter is no contest, Manhunter is always going to win hands down.Hopkins is so OTT that you'd think this followed Hannibal. Brian Cox read his lines with genuine relish, where Hopkins seems forced. Hopkins telephone scene just isn't cool/scary/funny, where Cox peforms this perfectly. This scene isn't executed very well either due to Direction and Editing or perhaps even scriptwriting.Ed Norton, Harvey Kietel and Ralph Fiennes also suffer from this problem. Kietel is just underused period. Fiennes is okay but can not compare with Tom Noonan's terrifying portrayal of Dollarhyde the Dragon. Ed Norton is watchable as always but keeps having ideas every ten minutes that are just plain stupid. Now William Petersens scenes were all a little slower but were much more believable.Emily Watson and Joan Allen as Reba are on par although I think Emily Watson would have performed better given more time.Now talking about time, Anthony Heald as Chilton didn't really have anything new to do and looked much older than he did in Lambs, where Hopkins was just about passable.Frankie Faison as Barney (one of my favourite characters from the books and SOTL and HANNIBAL and who played Fisk in MANHUNTER) needn't have bothered, what a waste of his time and talent. He was filmed in shadows too, an unknown extra could have played the part and no one would ahve noticed.Underused again was Philip Seymour Hoffman, I forgot he had been in it until I saw the movie poster again leaving the theatre. Stephen Lang was more of a greaseball in Manhunter but at least he had some script to work with.Brett Ratner, enough said. Maybe Rush Hour 3 would be a better project for him next time. Crap inconsistent cliff hangers aren't my bag thanks. Michael Mann is the Man!An ending stolen from The Mean Season (Kurt Russell movie) is just crap! Remember the masterful editing of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida in Manhunter.Did Will Graham have a family that anyone cared about in Red Dragon?They never seemed to have anything to do! Everything must be explained to us in Red Dragon where there was still a bit of mystery to Manhunter (lies in the newspaper, Graham and Lecters previous relations). All Lecters scenes have been extended and have left the rest of the ensemble cast with nothing to do. Lounds burning on the wheelchair is just crap this time round.Graham time in a psychiatric unit in a hospital and Dr. Blooms warning of a relapse helped to explain how Graham could reconstruct killers fantasys in his own mind. Was this evident in Red Dragon?No. It was crap plain and simple.Must be time for another Will Graham brain wave.
Beats Hannibal, Excellent Film...
posted on 18 Aug 2009This was such a good movie. No, this movie isn't overrated. I would give this movie an A. I would also say that this film is close to Oscar material, and Edward Norton did an excellent job in acting. No, he wasn't Jodie Foster, but he played his part in this film. Of course, Anthony Hopkins oplayed his part as well, and did an excellent job as Hannibal.
Ralph Fiennes also did a fine job. Not to forget, so did Mary Louise Parker, who did an outstanding job. These characters were so believeable, and it didn't really seem like a film, but almost like ral life. The cinematography to this film was great, it really helped portray the characters. The score done by Danny Elfman also helped enhance the scenes.
This movie had a few creepy and scary scnenes, and overall, this film was great and really dserves something. This is what you call a real film.
"Vastly inferior to the entire Hannibal Lecter series."- Tom Millan "Kindred Gem Films 1998"
posted on 16 Aug 2009Don't even get me started on the inconsistencies of this film compared to "Hannibal". The directing was one dimensional. The writing was good but poorly executed by director Ratner. Performances by Hopkins (Hannibal) and Keitel (Crawford) were good but not good enough to save the film as it drowned. The technical was for the birds- the music and visuals looked and sounded like a rushed 'made for T.V. movie'. People found "Red Dragon" to be better than "Hannibal" because "Red Dragon" was more simple and less gory. Sorry but those kinds of reviews are void. "Hannibal" was a deeply refined and complex movie that people just didn't get- especially the Academy Awards. Ed Norton bombed badly, compared to William Petersen who played FBI agent Graham in "Manhunter". The continuity of "Red Dragon", seeing as how it took place in 1987, also drifted from actual continuity requirements. The film should have taken place in 1986 as did "Manhunter" and people should have dressed more like the eighties styles of clothes,hair, etc. There was no smoking in the film. None. Hmmm. Funny. For a film that takes place in 1987, where smoking was still a norm and everywhere including on Graham and Crawford, how oh how there was a subtle "no smoking" "2002" policy in the film. It boggles my mind to no end as 'non smokers' have nothing better to do with their time like saving the environment or something. Enough of this "health Nazi"/ "anti smoking" garbage. If you do a movie that takes place in a certain era, for God sakes, have the continuity FIT the era without any 21st century political garbage. Then the epilogue, the worst scene in the film, gives "credit" and "discreet" worship to the 'vastly and extremely over-rated' "Silence Of The Lambs". Absurd. What ever happened to being a "stand alone" film? How did Will Graham go from a believable and rough edged/ focused cop in "Manhunter" (played by William Petersen) to an 'unconvincing'/ 'pencil necked'/ 'squeaky voiced wimp' in "Red Dragon" (played by Ed Norton)?? Norton is a good actor, but not here. "Red Dragon" is a sloppy, poorly directed, poorly acted (except Keitel and Hopkins) cheesy remake. Erase this entry into the Dr. Lecter series, please. Maybe, Ratner should re-edit the film and turn it into a satire of the series like "Silence Of The Hams". "Red Dragon" is simply garbage. Erase it from the series.Tom Millan "Kindred Gem Films 1998"
Must-see for Lecter fans
posted on 16 Aug 2009I read Thomas Harris' novel "Red Dragon" when it came out, so it was a long time ago. To the best of my recollection, this film stays fairly true to the book. (I never saw "Manhunter," by the way.) I wondered who this Ed Norton guy was until it finally came to me. He was the abused kid in "Primal Fear". He's all grown up now, but still seems just a bit too young to be Will Graham. Of course, Anthony Hopkins IS Hannibal Lecter. This is supposed to take place about 8 years before the events in "The Silence of the Lambs" but of course that makes Hopkins and the guy who played Dr. Chilton about 15 years too old. Well, one can't have everything, and I'd rather them look too old than to recast the parts. This is a good movie, and I recommend it, but it doesn't have one thing that made TSOTL a classic for the ages, and that's Jodie Foster. Grade: A
Better Than Manhunter.
posted on 14 Aug 2009So I hate Brett Ratner, but I must give him credit; he did a really good job with this film. Everything is an improvement over "Hannibal". The script, the actors (all are so damn good in the film) and just the overall feel is closer to "Silence of the Lambs". Worth Seeing and even an improvement on "Manhunter" that was made a few years ago.
Dr. Lecter Paints "Manhunter" "Red"
posted on 14 Aug 2009"Red Dragon" was the first novel in Thomas Harris' "Hannibal Lecter" trilogy. It was first made filmed as "Manhunter," before Anthony Hopkins was cast for "The Silence of the Lambs." It was "Silence" that established Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. So I can't help but wonder if "Red Dragon" was made just for the sake of featuring Hopkins' Lecter. After all, "Manhunter" barely featured Dr. Lecter, as portrayed by Brian Cox. But "Red Dragon" is an achievement in its own right. At the very least, it's better than "Hannibal." One improvement is that it is not so gory. It's definitely better to leave much of the violence to the imagination, offering only a disturbing glance at the real horror. Anthony Hopkins proves that Dr. Hannibal Lecter is his role excellently. Ralph Fiennes turns in a disturbing performance as Dolarhyde, the "Tooth Fairy." And Emily Watson is very well cast as Dolarhyde's blind love interest. With her innocent face, she fits as a kindly but oblivious soul. While a certain female FBI agent does not appear in this installment, her presence is made known quite cleverly. "Red Dragon" may not be better than "Silence of the Lambs," but it fits well with the pattern set by Hopkins.
Spoiled by Norton
posted on 14 Aug 2009What would have been a very effective thriller on the Hannibal Lecter theme is regrettably spoiled by the badly mis-cast Ed Norton. What was the casting director thinking by retaining Norton in the role of Will Graham? The part called for someone of greater years than Norton, someone able to play a troubled investigator with an unwanted empathy to diseased-minded killers. Norton acts more like Adam Sandler in a lame comedy. Compounding this is Nortons thinly disguised hubris in which he appears to consider himself an actor at least on a level with Feiness and Sir Anthony. Sadly he is not, and his youthful banter in delivering his lines before these masters lends the impression of arrogant disrespect and detracts both from his performance and theirs. Imagine for example Steve Buscemi in that role and grieve for what might have been. Good movie but for that faux pas. Save Ed Norton for the roles he is good at, portraying someone who is shamming a disability.
Wow!
posted on 12 Aug 2009Ok, I may not be able to compare this to the other two films in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, owing to the fact that I have not seen them, but I thought this movie was great! After I saw it I was dying to see it again but for some reason it was out of the cinemas really quickly. (I hope that means the DVD will be out soon!) I thought that apart from the obvious and inevitable stunning performance by Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes was brilliant as Dolarhyde. He disgusted you one minute, then the next made you sympathise with him. If you didn't know it, you'd never guess that Red Dragon had the same director as the "Rush Hour" films had - they're such different movies, yet Brett Ratner does them all with style. Methinks that it would have been a good idea to take Pierce Brosnan's suggestion and get Ratner to direct "Die Another Day" (but that is a different rant). One more thing - the script was great. What can beat the "Do you see" bit? Sooo creepy! ("Die Another Day" scriptwriters take note!) Come on the DVD!!
Pretty darn good!
posted on 10 Aug 2009I got free tickets to a screening of this, and I was very pleasantly surpised. I was expecting it to be allright, but it turned out to be great! A surprisingly good job by the director who brought us Rush Hour and its sequel. Pretty nicely directed, and of course excellent acting by Norton and Hopkins, and Fiennes and Watson, and many others. I'd say it was around as good, maybe even better than Silence of the lambs, and far superior to Hannibal. Great music by danny elfman, and overall a great job! Definitely see it, if you liked Silence and that other one.
The best Hannibal Lecter film ever!
posted on 10 Aug 2009In 1984, novelist Thomas Harris made a novel that would change the face of the earth. That novel was called "Red Dragon," and it introduced Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. In 1986, "Miami Vice" creator Michael Mann brought it to the screen and changed the title to "Manhunter." In 1989, Harris brought Lecter back to life in "The Silence Of The Lambs." In 1991, director Jonathan Demme brought it to the screen and changed the vision of the way we watch movies. It won 5 oscars: Director (Jonathan Demme), Actor (Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter), Actress (Jodi Foster as FBI Agent Clarice Starling), Screenwriter (Ted Tally), and Picture Of The Year. It wasn't 1999 that Harris went for a third helping in "Hannibal." In 2001, director Ridley Scott brought it to the screen and the critics and audiences reacted to it negatively.Now, it's 2002, "Spider-Man" just broke the record for the highest-grossing opening ever at the B.O. Now, screenwriter Tally and director Brett Ratner decided to bring Lecter back to the screen, but to understand the origin of evil, you must go back to the beginning. "Red Dragon" is both a prequel to "The Silence Of The Lambs" and "Hannibal" and a remake to "Manhunter." When "Manhunter" was released, Mann did it completely different. Now, with "Red Dragon," this movie is far more superior than "Manhunter," "The Silence Of The Lambs," and "Hannibal." When the movie opens, we see Lecter (Hopkins, Brian Cox from "Manhunter") is enjoying a nice music at a concert. After the concert, he invites people over for dinner. After dinner, FBI Agent William Graham (Edward Norton, William Petersen from "Manhunter") tracks Lecter down and arrests. After Graham retires, his boss, FBI Agent Jack Crawford (Harvery Keitel, Dennis Farina from "Manhunter") asks Graham to go on one more case. He's been givin a case that involves a serial killer attacking two families and smashes mirrors. The killer's name is Francis Dollarhyde: a.k.a. "The Tooth Fairy" (Ralph Fiennes, in a gripping and scary performance, Tom Noonan from "Manhunter"). And Graham must get help from the man who almost killed him; Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. Now, Graham must protect his wife Molly (Mary-Louise Parker, Kim Griest from "Manhunter") and Josh (Tyler Patrick Jones, David Seaman as Kevin Graham from "Manhunter") and hide from sleazy reporter Freddy Lounds of the "Tattler" (Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Stephen Laing from "Manhunter") and Dollarhyde falls love with his next victim; a blind woman named Reba McClane (Emily Watson, Joan Allen from "Manhunter").
Now, can Graham stop the killer in 3 weeks before he attacks another family, mainly his own? Once Danny Elfman's music starts in the movie, you know you're in for a wild ride. And this movie is gripping from beginning to end. Brett Ratner, director of the "Rush Hour" series knows how to make a movie edgy with the camera. Writer Ted Tally surpases his writing skills from "The Silence Of The Lambs." If "Hannibal" wasn't you're cup of tea, then "Red Dragon" is you're 4 cups of tea. And like the previous Lecter films, if someone spoils the ending to you, eat their liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.A+ 13/13 ****** (out of ****** stars)
The fun is back
posted on 31 Jul 2009'Red Dragon' is another movie starring serial killer Hannibal 'the Cannibal' Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) that is based on the novel by Thomas Harris. It is a prequel to the masterpiece 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) and the pretty standard 'Hannibal' (2001). The novel was adapted in 1986 as well. The movie then was 'Manhunter' with Brian Cox as Hannibal in a much smaller part than Hopkins has in 'Red Dragon'. 'Manhunter' also starred William L. Petersen as Will Graham and Dennis Farina as Jack Crawford. In 'Red Dragon' Graham is played by Edward Norton and Crawford by Harvey Keitel.Graham is searching for a serial killer nicknamed the Tooth Fairy and, as in 'The Silence of the Lambs', Dr. Hannibal Lecter might know something about him. The Tooth Fairy, who is actually named Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes) and who is dating a blind girl named Reba (Emily Watson), goes on with his killings. Every time the moon is full we have another victim. He is ordered by 'the dragon' to do these killings. What this means we learn in the movie. Subplots involve a reporter named Freddy Lounds (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and a millionaire who once was a victim of Hannibal and is now obsessed with him.'Red Dragon' is a better movie than 'Hannibal'. Where 'Hannibal' tried to keep the attention of the audience with simple shocks that didn't work that well (despite Ridley Scott being the director), 'Red Dragon' trusts its story and even more the interesting characters. The creepy moments are not created through violence and gore (although there is some) but through a certain atmosphere and scenes well acted and directed. The quiet Norton, the sympathetic Watson, the almost sympathetic serial killer Fiennes, and the calm and funny (and therefore very creepy) Hopkins know how to play their scenes to give the effect we want to see. Especially Hopkins gives us some kind of evidence that the fun, which was not really present in 'Hannibal', is back.In my opinion it is also better than 'Manhunter'. Although that was a good movie, slow but with a lot of suspense, 'Red Dragon' has some advantages. It has a bigger budget, better actors (of course with Hopkins as Dr. Lecter) and a script written by Ted Tally who also adapted Harris' 'The Silence of the Lambs'. Since 'Lambs' was one of the masterpieces created in the nineties and 'Red Dragon' at times feels like that one Tally seemed to be the perfect choice to adapt the novel. 'Manhunter' was directed by a better director, Michael Mann, but admittedly 'Red Dragon'-director Brett Ratner (known from the 'Rush Hour'-movies) did a terrific job and it seems he is capable to do a lot more good things.
You have two choices, this version or Manhunter, which to choose?
posted on 29 Jul 2009Very simply, see Manhunter.I'm surprised and appalled that this averages a better rating than Manhunter on IMDb. How so? Reading the comments it seems it's because people are placing this in the "trilogy" of Lecter movies staring Anthony Hopkins, and within the trilogy starring Anthony Hopkins, yes, it's better than Hannibal. But, I don't think these people know that Manhunter exists, and their understanding of film history is lacking, because a) this really isn't a Lecter movie, b) there is no "trilogy", because they're out of sequence, c) they clearly haven't seen Manhunter.Manhunter, the first movie adaptation of a Thomas Harris novel with Lecter, is easily as good as Silence of the Lambs, and way better than Red Dragon. I could go on a long rant about things, but it's really quite simple.1) Michael Mann's version is better than Bret Ratners, better direction, pacing, thrill moments and visual wonder.2) William Petersen's "Will Graham" is far more complex, thoughtful, deep and compelling than Edward Norton's attempt.3) Tom Noonan is a far more scary "Francis Dollarhyde" than Ralph Fiennes.4) Dennis Farina is far more watchable in the role of Jack Crawford than Harvey Keitel.5) Joan Allen, in the role of Reba McClane, is much more believable as a blind woman than Emily Watson, who thinks staring straight ahead is all it takes. So the choice is clear, of the two movie adaptations of the the novel, Manhunter wins hands down. Red Dragon is really a poor comparison to the original movie adaptation.
Nothing Grand, but overall good enough
posted on 19 Jul 2009I went to see this movie last night, and I enjoyed it. Ralph Fiennes was good as Dolarhyde. He has a very trustful look, which really helps the character. However, he is not charming and amusing the way Lecter is, and ultimately you don't wind up cheering for him as you surely did for Lecter at the end of Silence of the Lambs, or Hannibal for that Matter. Hopkins is great once again, and the movie wisely keeps the Lecter role fairly small, not trying to market this as another Hannibal. One of the only dissapointments of this movie was, and this is difficult for me to say, Ed Norton. Now I am a ridiculously huge Ed Norton fan, and in the past have loved every one of his performances. Neo-Nazi, card shark, murderer faking multiple personalities, or jaded and apathetic white collar thirty-something, he's always been amazing. I've watched fight club upward of 25 times for god's sake. But here, he's sadly in and out. One minute hes giving a good speech, (the opening scene is very well done), and the next it seems as though he's just plowing through his lines to get to lunch break. Not that he was awful, just not as good as usual. Keitel, however, is great as always. Hoffman brought his signatures laughs, as well as a well acted scene of NO laughs, though his part was minimal. Emily Watson was very solid, but she didnt have to much to do. Ultimately it's Fienne's show. Gotta love that William Blake 200 year old painting used as a snack scene. Bottom line, it was good, better than Hannibal, nowhere near Silence of the Lambs. (But really, what is?) 7.5/10
great
posted on 15 Jul 2009I found myself to be in quite a good possition to watch this film. I was too young to watch Silence of the lambs when it was released. and when Hannibal came out i just couldn't be arsed. When i saw the trailer i thought i'm not going to see that untill ive watched the first two. It wasn't untill a friend explained that this was actually the first of the series. So i decided to go along. I thought is was great. Anthony Hopkins plays a really cool character. It is amusing in what and how Dr. Hannibal Lector uses his words. the way he speaks being so sarcastic makes me giggle. the film itself was fantastic. plently of action as well of mysteries. I never got bored and was intersted in everything that happened before my eyes. 10/10 I will definatley be watching Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal now!!!!!!
Not as good as "SILENCE...", but better than "HANNIBAL".
posted on 13 Jul 2009Only having seen "Manhunter" once, years ago, and not remembering much about it, I won't attempt to compare that film to it's remake, "Red Dragon". I've also never read any of the Thomas Harris novels that they are based on, so I won't compare them to the books either. But I will compare it to the other, more recent films in the Hannibal Lecter series, "Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal".I think most would agree that, "Silence..." is a classic. It's one of those movies where everything came together beautifully. The director, the actors, the story, etc. It's to serial killer, suspense films as "The Godfather" is to mafia movies. I feel the only other movie of it's type to have even come close after "Silence of the Lambs"' release was "Se7en" with Morgan Freeman & Brad Pitt. So, it was with a lot of disappointment that I left the theater after seeing the long awaited sequel to "SOTL", "Hannibal". Jodie Foster didn't return to play the part of Clarice Starling, Jonathon Demme didn't direct, and worst of all, Sir Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter was almost cartoonish. On top of that, the film was just "ugly". It felt nastier and dirtier than it's predecessor. More concerned with gore and blood than telling a decent story.Well, I'm happy to report that "Red Dragon" has put the series back on track. This time around, Hopkins plays Hannibal, more as we first remember seeing him in "SOTL". meaning more subtlety and slyness and less of the scenery chewing and over-acting that went on in "Hannibal". Edward Norton is just fine as FBI agent, Will Graham, who puts Lecter behind bars and then comes out of retirement to help solve the case of "The Tooth Fairy". Ralph Fiennes gives a very creepy and effective performance as Francis Dolarhyde, so good is he IMHO, that I expect him to get an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor next year. It helps that his character is more fleshed out, pardon the pun, than Ted Levine's serial killer in "SOTL".The director, Brett Ratner, has done a fine job of ending, (hopefully), this series on a high note. I say, hopefully, because as much as I enjoyed "SOTL" and now, "Red Dragon", one more trip to this well, will probably produce nothing but mud.The only thing that stands in the way of higher praise on my part, is that it's a sequel, er prequel, to a well loved and admired film. We've seen some of these characters and situations before. The meetings between Graham and Lecter are good, but they don't enthrall me the way they did between Starling and Lecter. All in all, a fine job on everyone's part. It may not be as groundbreaking as the original "SOTL", but it has helped to wash away the "bad taste", sorry, left behind by "Hannibal".
A poor Effort
posted on 07 Jul 2009Quite frankly Red Dragon was a huge disappointment from start to finish. It struggled to make an impact with the audience and I found myself looking longingly towards my watch as the unnecessarily convuluted plot thickened. The film itself was based upon the novel and I recommend anyone choosing to watch this film seriously consider reading this first because the character development was very poor indeed. Anthony Hopkins continued with his usual swagger, but its overall effect was seriously lost in this weak thriller, especially with the vastly superior sequel. Quite simply, he wasnt menacing enough, with all too many instances of comic relief being played out with his humorous quips that were lost on a largely bemused audience. The man played a serial killer and was about as menacing as the ushers at the cinema door. The presence of Harvey Keitel was misleading, perhaps deliberately so, in that his appearances were infrequent and ultimately wasted upon an actor of his ability. Ralph Fiennes was very good in his portrayal of the active serial killer, giving a genuinely disturbing performance, but the plot let him down as I for one, struggled to guess the point of this mess. Edward Norton meanwhile, was reliable in his role as the retired cop who captured Lector, if unspectacularly so. Overall I felt this was a poor effort that could have been so much better were it not for the insertion of a number of pointless scenes and dialogue, which, rather than stimulate the audience, instead manifested themselves negatively, almost inserted as an after thought by the director, despite their importance, like a child placing a post script at the end of a bad essay. Overwrought, unbelievable and boring.
Better than Silence of the Lambs
posted on 03 Jul 2009I loved this movie, and consider it better than Silence of the Lambs. Anthony Hopkins gives it definite touch that's all his own. It is a bit bloody, and has some sexual content, but I love it nevertheless. It starts out with a great mystery that immediately gets you into the story. Through-out the movie it never gets boring..... The blind girl that is in love with the murderer gives it a strange twist. The co-star with Anthony Hopkins is talented, and makes the movie even better. The ending is surprising, I'm sure, to most, even though I predicted it :). Altogether, it's a great movie if you want adventure and mystery. It's a great movie to watch if you want to see good acting, and a good play-write. I would also recommend that it is watched before Silence of the Lambs, even though it was made after it.TM
A classic masterpiece
posted on 01 Jul 2009Red Dragon is the best of the trilogy for many reasons but mainly because of the brilliant actors. Edward Norton and Anthony Hopkins provide the greatest screen battle of all time. Mary Louise Parker and Harvey Keitel beautifully support the film. However it is the two Britons, Ralph Fiennes and Emily Watson who centre the film. Not only do their performances hold up the film but they leave the strongest mark in your mind. Ralph Fiennes maybe the villain but he brings tears to the eye. Way to go Ratner! A definite classic!
Well done but just another slasher movie.
posted on 22 Aug 2009I thought that the movie was well done.However Hannibal did not frighten me as he did in Silence of the Lambs. That is because he was doing exactly the same thing. So even though it was a good performance by Sir Anthony Hopkins, it was nothing new.If you take away Hannibal the movie is just another slasher movie like many many others.