Now, facts are beginning to trickle in as to the whereabouts of Lecter. And in an attempt to save himself and satisfy his tendencies, Hannibal is going to start feeding once more. And Clarice Starling is going to have to confront her the man that helped her, this time without the safety of a glass wall. Ten years ago Silence of the Lambs , the only movie to sweep the Oscars for such prestigious awards as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapated Screenplay, left the idea of a sequel wide open. And finally, in 2001, Hannibal has returned to the big screen, along with Clarice Starling.
Starling is now a diehard veteran.
She knows what she's doing, and she's no longer as hesitant as she was in Lambs . She is also up for review after a bloody shootout. At the same time, millionaire Mason Verger, who's face has been eaten from his face and his body crippled, is still looking for the serial killer that inflicted that pain upon him, and he has just gotten a lead. A detective in Florence has begin to suspect that a man he knows is the legendary Hannibal Lecter. So is the plot of Hannibal , where the gruesome serial killer is not the villain as much as the bloodthirsty victim, who wants revenge for good reason.