doing this for collage work. like the film though

Rating: 10/10 (12 May 2016)

This review will finally cover one of my favourite films of all time, Silence of the Lambs. In this film you follow the story of Clarice Starling (Jodie Forster) on her journey to join the FBI. She will do this by doing the tests required; however she is also trying to catch the evil transgender psychopath Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). To do this job she has to call in the help of the FBI's most dangerous captive, Dr Hannibal Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins. To find him she allows Dr Lecter to get into her head to allow him to look at the files. The slow pacing mixed with tense scenes allow for a quality which was not scene before and has not really seen since. I love this film so I can be considered bias towards the film, however that bias does have some serious points, the acting is top class from everyone, especially Hopkins, and he adopted the role of a pure psychopath toying with his pray while keeping a civil look about him. Jodie Foster allows for the audience to get behind her and bond with her as a character, allowing for the audience to gain a sense of fear towards the end. The cinematography used throughout the film adds lots of things to the suspense, giving lots of close ups and allowing for the audience to get used to the lighting, music and gives a sense of fear. The lack of music ads to this as well as the music that is used is twisted and makes the listener feel unnerved. Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill works perfectly, he acts weak and fearful however when he is in a scene where he is in control, he is calm and collected, but most of all, cruel. The story is well written coming mostly from the book of the same name by Thomas Harris, winning the Bran Stoker award for best novel. The main point of the film is great, trying to entertain through an air of suspense and with a satisfying payoff. The loyalty to the original source material allows for a built up story with the correct pacing which allows the story to flow. The only flaw I could find is that they changed the ending from the original book; however even that point is asinine as the ending of the film is just as good as the book. My overall opinion? Love the film and the book from cover to cover I rate it a fantastic 5 stars. An all-time classic, definitely worth watching more than once