The best psycological thriller of the 90´s

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2001)

Oh, it´s you, Clarice. I was waiting for you...
It´s wonderful to see how a movie can determinate a style, and change the perception of horror films in so many ways.
Clarice Starling, FBI student, is told to have some interviews with a cannibal psycopath called Hannibal, in order to find about psycophaths´s psycology so they could find a serial killer called "Buffalo Bill". But Hannibal will talk to Clarice only if she feeds his sick curiosity. Clarice will face her fears, and will also face an intelligence and evilness that don´t seem to be human.
It has been the third film that has got the five most important Oscars: Best picture, director, actor, actress and script.
One of the best things of the movie is the constant feeling of danger until the end titles. That´s mainly because of Anthony Hopkins, as Hannibal: he IS Hannibal. When you look at his eyes, you can see nothing but an intelligent killing machine. And that´s scary, boy. The sensation of facing someone evil and so intelligent that he could be "God" is one of the scariest feelings anyone could ever have (although it has never happen to me, thank God). But that´s too because of Jodie Foster, as Clarice. She IS scared. She really is. She is scared because Lecter sees through her head like he could see though a window. She is scared because a person´s life depends on her (the woman "Buffalo Bill" kidnapped). She is simply scared of looking him at the eyes.
The mood is wonderful and creepy, even sick and macabre, it´s perfect for the film.
Demme did a marvellous job directing the actors. The script has absolutely no line you can dislike.
¿The best of the movie? Well, the dialogues between Hannibal and Clarice. They´re full of energy, of power, spinning inside a countdown. He enjoys the power he helds on Clarice, mental power, he likes humilliating her, because the recognizes every one´s weak point.
¿The worst? Nothing, of course!!!
Now, please, switch off the computer, go to the nearby shop, and get "The silence of the lambs". You won´t be disappointed. But you´ll be frightened!!!!
"I saw... lambs... they were screaming"