This is a great intellectually engaging psychological thriller movie. Suspence and thrill is ever present and intensified by the selection of music, eerie personna of the protagonist Will Graham (William Petersen), Hannibal Lector and others. Acting is overall pretty good, although not the best, because I find some moments over-racted. For example, I don't find that convincing that Will uncovers everything during his investigations and speaks it out loud for everybody to hear. Maybe it's just me, but it is a minor annoyance I have with the film. However I absolutely love and feel the conversations he has with Hannibal, some very deep meanings are uncovered though those and you get to understand the very well written characters. Michael Mann's direction is brilliant. Don't think that it's going to have huge criminal takedowns and the like, eg. if you don't catch the criminal the entire world cliche is at stake. Mann directs the actors to discuss amongst themselves meticulously all the key details before an important scene. I love that. Cinematography is beautiful, further enhancing the dramatic feel of the movie. The plot is very well laid out. Pacing is good; I analyzed it, and I don't think there are any loopholes; it's solid. The 2h duration is acceptable, but a second viewing will probably be required in order to understand everything. Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor delivers, he's spot on (not as iconic as Hopkins in the Silence of the Lambs though, but 2nd only to him). The tooth Ferry (Tom Noonan) acting is disturbing and unsettling perfectly fitting to the character. I thoroughly enjoyed this film; if you like action, thriller, mystery, crime genres you'll love it.
Rating: 9/10 - Great
Rating: 9/10 - Great
