Hannibal

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Hannibal

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Released Feb 9, 2001

2h 11m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Seven years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) escaped from custody. The doctor is now at large in Europe. Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) remembers Lecter too, and is obsessed with revenge. Verger was Dr. Lecter's sixth victim, and though horribly disfigured, has survived. Verger realizes that to draw the doctor into the open, he must use someone as bait: Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore).

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Critics Consensus

While superbly acted and stylishly filmed, Hannibal lacks the character interaction between the two leads which made the first movie so engrossing.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

All of this opulence, together with extravagant set-pieces that go past grisly to grotesque (and then, in the climax, on to goony), can't compensate for the halting pace of a patchy script.

Jul 15, 2023

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Hannibal doesn't seem to be about anything but its own swank decadence. Hopkins, with his reedy voice and effete airs, is still quite delicious in the part that won him an Oscar. But 10 years later, Lecter has become more camp than terrifying.

Mar 6, 2018

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

No tension, no rhythm and no sense of purpose ... unless you count helping "Faces of Death" fans feel more evolved.

Feb 5, 2018

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

I find its sequel tasteless and I'm sure that, ironically, not even Hannibal Lecter would serve it cold. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Nov 15, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Hopkins turns up the hamminess, as though his entire performance is rooted in the same instinct that inspired him to slither after his famous Chianti speech.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 17, 2022

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

Classy yet sleazy carnival horror.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 14, 2021

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Mate P

Hannibal is a boring and unnecessary sequel to The Silence of the Lambs. I say this knowing that this movie came after Thomas Harris wrote the novel. The writing is flawed, the story is predictable and boring, sometimes confusing and rushed dialogues. I don't like it when all the necessary information is thrown at the audience during one conversation. The dialogue-writing is not bad though, there are also good ones, but nothing stands out or approaches the level of the dialogues in its predecessor. Clarice's character became boring, while Hannibal remained interesting. The reason I don't dislike this movie more is because of the pretty good cinematography and directing. The pacing could've been a lot better, as I said sometimes we got all the information at once, sometimes nothing really happened. The one thing I liked more in this movie is the score, Hans Zimmer nailed it, I was genuinely surprised how different it was from his other scores. The acting performances were great, Anthony Hopkins was great, Julianne Moore is a good actress, but Clarice didn't feel like the same character to me as she was in the movie before. I loved to see Giancarlo Giannini, he played one of my favourite characters in Daniel Craig's James Bond era. Hannibal wasn't a great experience for me, the worst thing is that I don't really want to watch the next movie (Red Dragon).

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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The film doesn't know if it wants to adapt the book it is based upon accurately or be a worthy sequel to The Silence of the Lambs film. Either way, it comes off as confusing, awkwardly-paced, and overall a poor effort to heighten the thrills of the original film. The only thing that Hannibal (2001) truly cannibalizes is the audience's good faith

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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KerryWhite's S

7/10. 70/100. | Fuck Verger and whoever did the makeup for him. I had to look away anytime he was on screen, or I was at the verge of puking 🤢

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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Julian S

Essential viewing for fans of the Hannibal Lecter timeline, but as a standalone film, it’s only slightly above average.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Tyrone B

I expected much worse based on the reviews. It wasn’t amazing but I found it enjoyable. 7/10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Thomas G

Should’ve stayed true to the book. In the book, Clarice fell in love with Hannibal and they ran off to Argentina together. It was a love story, you see…

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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Synopsis

Seven years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) escaped from custody. The doctor is now at large in Europe. Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) remembers Lecter too, and is obsessed with revenge. Verger was Dr. Lecter's sixth victim, and though horribly disfigured, has survived. Verger realizes that to draw the doctor into the open, he must use someone as bait: Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore).

Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: Martha De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, Ridley Scott, Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter: Thomas Harris, David Mamet, Steven Zaillian
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: DeLaurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: R (Some Nudity|Language|Strong Gruesome Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 9, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $165.1M
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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