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For Starling, things have not worked out so well and she
finds herself the scapegoat for a bungled FBI raid that sparys
bullets and pieces of people all over a crowded fish market.
Their linked lives become closer again when an inquisitive
Italian copper decides that he will track down Lecter by himself
and keep a $3 million reward posted by the mega-rich Mason
Verger, a hideously disfigured victim of the cannibalistic
chappie.
Without ruining the story, Lecter finds himself back in the
Good old US of A battling the police, the FBI and Verger's
attempts to pay him back for the time that Lecter got him
to tear off his own face.
And, it has to be said, the graphic scenes involving dinner
have to be seen to be believed.
Hopkins is very good as Lecter, although the menace he had
in the first movie - as well as the chemistry between he and
Jodie Foster - are missing.
Julianne Moore could well be an older Starling and she handles
a difficult role well and with maturity.
Gary (where's my face) Oldman is Verger and he adds a humourous
touch to what is almost a comic-horror.
Giancarlo Giannini is also very good as the crumpled Inspector
Rinaldo Pazzi, who has a young and beautiful wife he needs
to keep happy.
While playing Starling's official nemesis is not Ray Liotta's
best role, it certainly becomes one of his most interesting.
The transfer of Hannibal on to DVD is excellent. There
are no glitches in this sumptuously imaged movie, with the
video being sharp and clear. Likewise, the audio - available
in 5.1, RTS and 2.0 - is spot on. All up, a technically terrific
effort.
Hannibal is worth watching as a completely separate
Lecter movie, but this is no Silence of the Lambs.
Conclusion: Movie 80%, Extras 85%
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