great thriller

Rating: 8/10 (5 October 2003)

SPOILERS AHEAD Might be one of the best thrillers ever. Great acting from all main characters,of course sir Antony Hopkins(his quiet meditation over classic tune after killing two policemen is unforgettable), and especially Ted Levine, whose portraying of mentally affected person with abnormal sexuality is keen and believable,and was underestimated in my opinion. The whole idea of putting two maniacs in the story, where dim twistedness of one of them is hardly a match to a brilliance of another, is refreshing. The story develops well and has more than a couple of grabbers on the way. One of the personal highlights is a cellar scene-music works just right,getting tension to almost unbearable level. Escape of Dr.Lecter is also breathtakingly filmed. Works as a thriller, drama, character study.Deserves all its fame.