Suspenseful and Brilliant

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2003)

The only thing taking away from Silence of the Lambs are the atrocious sequels that followed. As a stand alone piece, Silence has to rate with the top movies of all time. Anthony Hopkins portrays the greatest villian ever in Hannibal Lecter and Jodie Foster (who was sorely needed in the sequels) is terrific as Clarice. Anthony Heald gives an underrated performance in his supporting role also. Silence is mandatory viewing but to get Silence in its full glory you must ignore the sequels.
My rating : @@@@@ (out of five)