Do you still hear the lambs screaming Clarice?

Rating: 9/10 (5 October 2006)

Do you still hear the lambs screaming Clarice? I first watched this film eight years ago with my sister and we both couldn't keep our eyes off the screen. There is always something special about a film that impulses you to keep watching even when you realise you are watching some of the scariest, most unbelievable imagery of film history. The film, for me, ticks every box a film could. The acting is superb and completely well deserved of the praise the leading roles received. The mystery and enigma of the directing, especially when we are pelted with suspense knowing that she is in the notorious Buffalo Bill's house and the vulnerable Clarice has no idea. The wonderful use of the subjective shot making you quiver with fear in the eyes of Clarice and then feel somewhat disturbed in the eyes of the killer. The story unravels wonderfully and the relationship expressed between Lecter and Starling is breathtaking. I just wish I was a couple of years older went the film came out to watch it on the big screen. If I had however, I may have never been able to sleep again. My only disappointment is that the great Jodie Foster refused to reprise her role, if she had, Hannible would have been a good tribute rather than a struggling sequel. My only small gripe is when Clarice keeps calling Lecter's name over the phone over and over again right at the end. How long does it take to realise someone has left the phone? Maybe she was reading him a poem? A great, well deserved of it's awards, thriller/horror masterpiece.