Untouchable

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2019)

The Silence Of The Lambs is a riveting psychological thriller that gets in your head and under your skin. The film is done really well and the story is engrossing and both the motivations of the killer and law enforcement are explored and understood. Anthony Hopkins brings it big time with an iconic performance as Dr. Hannibal Lecter which won him a richly deserved Oscar for best actor. The film won multi academy awards that year, which also had Jodie Foster walk away with a gold statue as well with her best performance ever as FBI agent/trainee Clarice Starling. Scott Glenn and Ted Levine are strong support for this very dark and suspenseful film. Director Jonathan Demme made a remarkable film that has no equal until Seven comes out. There is no doubt that The Silence Of The Lambs would be influential to Seven and many other films and for what it is, it is flawless. The sequel Hannibal however is not nearly as good, but this is mandatory viewing for anyone that wants to be movie literate, The Silence Of The Lambs is a must see.