Hannibal (2001)

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Another part of the "Hannibal Lecter Double Feature," we watched this the night after we watched "Silence of the Lambs."
I really enjoyed the first one, so I was excited to get to the second one.
I was expecting it to be filled with gory goodies, but...
It just fell short.

The main problem I had with this movie was the pace.
If you're going to make a 2+ hour movie, you have to make it a little bit quicker-paced.
In fact I couldn't even finish the last thirty minutes of the movie because I was so bored.
There was hardly any thrills or hooks to draw you in and make you keep watching, and there was, like, ONE scene total that had any gore, and it wasn't even a good scene.
Hannibal was pretty much announcing that he was going to kill this guy, and even how he was going to do it, so when he kills him, you're like "Meh. Not exciting."
That scene alone could have made me give at least a two-star rating, but it was just so poorly executed.

Another thing is the change of the actress who played the leading lady.
In "Silence of the Lambs," Agent Starling is portrayed by Jodie Foster, where in "Hannibal," she's played by Julianne Moore.
Now do they even look remotely alike?
I don't think so.
They could have at least dyed Julianne Moore's hair brown instead of leaving it red.
Talk about continuity issues!

Also, the way it was set up, it was like you HAD to go and watch the first movie to get what was going on.
You couldn't just jump into it.
Lame.

My final word:
Don't waste your time with it. Really. DON'T.

~Ella.