Unforgettable characters

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2010)

A psychopathic serial killer known as Buffalo Bill, is kidnapping and brutally murdering young women. After several victims have come up, but no luck in catching Buffalo Bill, the FBI sends Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) to interview a demented, yet brilliant prisoner named Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). Hannibal used to be a very respected psychiatrist, and FBI agent Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) believes that this genius prisoner can help them into locating Buffalo Bill. But before Starling can get any information out of Hannibal, she must gain his trust, and then the hunt will begin.
The story to The Silence of the Lambs was brilliant in every way possible. When I first started watching this it seemed as if it was just going to be your typical mystery film, But in no way was this movie typical. It is packed with surprises, plenty of suspense, and some of the most unforgettable characters that you will rarely see in movies such as these.
Anthony Hopkins gives one of the best performances I have seen, and it is easily his career performance. As soon as this movie was over I instantly became a huge fan of him, and since then I have always enjoyed his movies, whether I thought it was a good film or not. However, I think because of the unbelievable acting on the part of Anthony Hopkins, people often overlook Jodie Foster in this film. Even though her performance might not have been quite as jaw dropping as Anthony Hopkins, it was still in my opinion the best of her career, and for an actress like her that is saying quite a lot.
Overall, The Silence of the Lambs is probably in my top 20 best films of all time. It absolutely blew my mind. If you have not seen this movie, then I recommend watching it as soon as possible, because I can assure you that if you are a movie fan you will like it.