Hopkins' finest work

Rating: 9/10 (15 November 2019)

I was 18 when this came out and newly discovering what I liked in movies. In adolescence I was held hostage by what my family wanted to watch. I only preface this with that information because this was the very first film in which I was introduced to Sir Anthony Hopkins. What an introduction.
This is a story of a young FBI Trainee, for lack of a better term, brought on board and investigation into the kidnapping and murder of women. Agent Starling, played here flawlessly by Jodi Foster, is a psyche major. She is asked to talk to a notorious serial murderer name Hannibal Lecter, or Hannibal the cannibal, played by the Great Hopkins. It is hoped that Lecter can shed some light on who is perpetrating the murders, as his latest kidnapped victim is a senator's daughter. Foster and Hopkins are excellent together, and the story is solid. It does keep you wondering through the end if Buffalo Bill, the serial killer's nickname, will get caught. But seriously, Hopkins is what made this movie. The man is an acting god.