Muting of the Mutton

Rating: 9/10 (25 July 2003)

This movie is the perfect example of the magic that can happen when you have a great script,superb actors and a director who can make it work. Unlike its sequal Hannibal, which was too over the top with its movement lacking cohesion, unessary and confusing artsy/fartsy b.s., violence and gore that it left the plot and characters involved weak and under-developed while the prequal-sequal Red-Dragon although a descent piece of work did not go the extra mile to really develop the characters and the story itself was much too "similar" to the story-line of Silence to stand out on its own as being anything other than "what you might expect". Silence stands on its own as a dramatic and meaningful peice of cinema with a well developed plot and deep charactars that pull you in and take you on a chilling thrill ride. This is one of those great movies that stick with you and stand the test of time.