One of the all time classics. A brilliant edge of your seat thriller. Cannot fault it really. To date we have watched it 7 times and we will certainly be watching it again in the future. A must for every bodies movie collection.

for the science to propose a better story than "Hannibal". for the more convincing performances. for Ralph Fiennes who does a perfect portrait of serial killer, mix of different cultural influences , explored in wise manner. a film more subtle than "Hannibal" and almost a return to the spirit of "The Silence of Lambs". explanation - it is not a puzzle , with too many pieces and ambiguous rules, it is not a demonstration and the script gives to Anthony Hopkins the chance to do more than a clone of his character. and Edward Norton is the real right choice for the alternative to Clarice Sterling.

This movie is basically a remake of "Manhunter" from 1986 and many of the lines are exactly the same, but at least this remake is not so sleepy, although it has some parts.It is also a prequel to "Silence of the lambs", but the story is basically the same: just a few characters switched and minor alterations to the script.Although it has good actors, none of them can deliver impact, not even Anthony Hopkins; it just seems like they're all taking a stroll along the movie...Compared to SOTL, this movie creates no tension, no threatening sensation on the viewer. As a remake, is a little better, but just a little. As per se it could and should have been better. Even "Hannibal" is better, an that is a bad movie too. Oh, how I love the "Silence".

"Red Dragon" is a movie for all those that want to know the story behind one of the most popular villains in modern cinema. It matches the tone of its elder brother, benefiting from the ongoing portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter by Anthony Hopkins. It works very well for fans of his universe and provides some further background to gain an impression of how this fragile cooperation initiated in the first place.What impresses me more is that it also works well for people that don't know the older movie at the time of viewing. Of course it is always easier to place a second movie before the first, trying to make it accessible as easily as possible. And of course the movie loses some layers if you don't get the plot between the lines. But apart from all that, what we see enrolling here is nothing else than an exceptional thriller.To me, creating such is always quite a task. It sometimes feels like we've seen everything in this genre, and very rarely a movie really stands out of the flood of solid thriller movies that are ongoing produced year after another. "Red dragon" achieves so in providing more. An additional side story, brilliant acting, a believable villain and the result that bad and evil are not always contrary but sometimes share a body.While this is not a creative movie in terms of presenting anything never seen before or after it clearly holds its promises. I recommend a watch and I believe not many viewers will find this one really bad.