Soft on cannibalism. But after all, Hannibal Lecter has made a lot of money for Hollywood, a powerful argument for clemency. Mostly boring and senseless, the prequel to The Silence of the Lambs (and Hannibal and Red Dragon) busies itself with mitigating circumstances. Surely any reasonable man can understand why another man -- a WWII orphan grown up -- would want to eat the men who ate his little sister, especially if they were Nazi collaborators at the time and white slavers now. The French actor Gaspard Ulliel makes a poor substitute for Anthony Hopkins, though he just might make the grade as a sub for Crispin Glover. With Gong Li, Rhys Ifans, and Dominic West; directed by Peter Webber. (2007) — Duncan Shepherd
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