During the silence.

Rating: Null/10 (29 May 2004)

I think Ted Tally is amazing. And this, in my book still stands out as the best in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy. I like the way he delays exposition e.g. Jodie's father..... Clarice telling Dr. Lecter everything about her running away. Its almost interesting to think of Lecter as Clarice's shrink.

The violence is more psychological and suggestive. Its spookier that way, although there are occasional glimpses of the big cheese, they're kept subliminal. Such as the scene where Anthony Heald shows Clarice the photograph of what Lecter did to one of the nurses, oh Tak Fujimoto is a sucker for red light, Demme can say...
And I like the foreshadowing for a later, pivotal scene when Chilton warns Starling not to pass Lecter anything other than paper. The payoff? I won't spoil it for you... you may see it coming, but its a very gripping, earth shattering scene near the end. Just see it.
10/10
Grade A+