the silence of the lambs is a truly excellent and clever film

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2004)

the silence of the lambs is a truly excellent and clever film. it mixes action, suspense and sends shivers down your spine. throughout it has witty dialogue, which adds to the brilliance of the film. not only is the plot and the screenplay good, but the stars are on top form as well. the young jodie foster shows us her acting skills as she portrays the up-and-coming fbi agent clarice starling. she plays the character so well and she deservedly won the best-actress oscar for this film. anthony hopkins, as the psychotic hannibal "the cannibal" lector, doesn't let jodie have all the limelight and puts in a stunningly good performance as a villain. just like jodie, he deservedly won the best-actor oscar for "silence of the lambs". it is not surprising then when the best scenes in this film are between starling and lector. the chemistry is undoubted and i thoroughly enjoyed the chilling conversations between the two. silence of the lambs also won the oscar for best film . i would recommend this film to anyone.