This film will affect you in ways you cannot imagine

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2010)

I watched Silence with high expectations. They were all confirmed.
Hopkins is awe inspiring as Lecter, Levine is disturbing as Gumb, the lighting is dark and creates a chilling atmosphere, and the score is as powerful as Lecter himself.
However, I have several gripes with this film. The biggest is the fact that after Lecter escapes, the film grinds to a halt. It takes a good while for the film to pick up again, but thankfully it does. Also, the reason why Lecter is taken from his original cell to the one he escapes from is not really clear.
But, this is a masterpiece of a film, disturbing, chilling and thrilling all at the same time, with a majesty that rivals and maybe even surpasses the master of the genre, Alfred Hitchcock.