The remake of "Manhunter" by Michael Mann of 1986 is successful, it's the same story but just for the intro, which shows the circumstances of the arrest of Lecter, it deserves to be seen. The film remains relatively the same, with a few sentences that are exactly the same but also some novelties. This film is a success, it is more poignant and made much less old than the first, it deserves a 7, just for the intro and the last scene, I think I did not appreciate the movie so much because I saw Manhunter the day before I saw Red Dragon, so I knew the script perfectly and I was not surprised. But it's still a convincing remake!

"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.

So if you're wondering why I covered the sequel to this first, it's because I thought this was a sequel to "Silence of the Lambs", not the other way around. Either way, this is a great prequel, it still manages to capture a lot of the suspense that the previous film had, but it's more about mind games. Norton has to practically beat Lecter at his own game, which is no small feat. All the performances are great, I've yet to see Edward Norton have a bad role (sure I didn't like "American History X", but his performance was great). Everything works in this for me. Is it better than "Silence of the Lambs"? No, but there's still a lot of things to love about it.

This film is a sequel to "Silence of the Lambs" and has a very similar story: with a new serial killer around, the FBI will again request the help of the dangerous and manipulative Hannibal Lecter, the most famous cannibal ever. Directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Tally, this film has a cast headed by Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton and Ralph Fiennes.It's a good movie, but there is no comparison with the film that gave rise to it. The script is good, but it misses on two fundamental points: the first is to immediately tell the killer's identity, albeit discretely, removing some interest to the narrative; the other is to tell a story that is almost identical to "Silence of the Lambs." Both films have very similar plots, which gives the audience a sense that this film is more of the same. One difference, however, is the level of violence: this movie, even though it contains scenes of great action, has so many shocking scenes as their predecessors. Nevertheless, it is a movie with quality and entertains. The actors were up to expectations, particularly Ralph Fiennes, who plays the killer and managed to give the character a real aura of madness. Anthony Hopkins, again in cannibal paper was able to be perfectly equal to the expected. The special visual and sound effects, although discrete, are competent. The soundtrack seemed to discreet but good.