The best psychological thriller ever!

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2003)

'The Silence of the Lambs' is the best psychological thriller ever made. This film has many visual moments of unmatched excellence. The scene in Hannibal Lecter's cell when he stares at the pen with the hope of sabotaging a part from it to pick his handcuffs. The camera pans back and fourth between it and the pen. Brilliant. Clarice Starling's point of view when she first lays eyes on Lecter. The double murder of the guards in Hannibal's Memphis cell is probably the most terrifying scene ever filmed. Anthony Hopkins proves that quality and not quantity is the key to a best actor Oscar as his part is extremely small but effective. Jodie Foster holds her own with him and you believe every second of her performance. Jonathan Demme's direction is superb and he stamps the film with a sure footed sense of style and chilling effectiveness. And Ted Tally's adaptation of the book by Thomas Harris is entertaining from start to finish without one boring moment in the entire film. And the best part is that the film, as scary as it is, has very little violence.