I'll be the first to admit I was looking forward to this movie. I thought Silence of the Lambs was gory but extremely interesting. The by-play between Hannibal and Clarice was riveting and if I rent the video now I usually fast forward to the times they are interacting.
This 'Hannibal' thing doesn't have whatever charm it's predecessor had. And Lord knows I do not buy Julianne Moore as Clarice. Not to say she didn't do a good job - just not the same as Jodi Foster. (And was I the only one thrown off by the fact that at one point in the movie they played cassette tapes of the first film and used Jodi Foster's voice?)
I suppose it's all in the fact that the thrill of discovery that I had when I first watched Silence of the Lambs is gone. In 'Hannibal' Dr. Lecter is older, Clarice looks and sounds different and I never got to see Dr. Lecter eat Dr. Chilton.
This 'Hannibal' thing doesn't have whatever charm it's predecessor had. And Lord knows I do not buy Julianne Moore as Clarice. Not to say she didn't do a good job - just not the same as Jodi Foster. (And was I the only one thrown off by the fact that at one point in the movie they played cassette tapes of the first film and used Jodi Foster's voice?)
I suppose it's all in the fact that the thrill of discovery that I had when I first watched Silence of the Lambs is gone. In 'Hannibal' Dr. Lecter is older, Clarice looks and sounds different and I never got to see Dr. Lecter eat Dr. Chilton.