2002 Directed by Brett Ratner
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
For a movie that features such an amazing cast in Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson & Philip Seymour Hoffman, one would usually expect a cinema that's destined to be great, and that expectation rises even more when the source material is such a popular novel. The only way one can see it failing is if the directorial duties are assigned to a turd director like Brett Ratner, and it's exactly what happens here.
Based on Thomas Harris' novel of the same name and serving as a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs, the story of Red Dragon follows Will Graham, a former FBI agent & gifted psychologist who is coerced out of early retirement by Jack…
Manhunter and Red Dragon are equally good for different reasons and are both deserving of your time!
Very much enjoyed Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance as the loathsome Freddy Lounds!
All the plot beats of Harris' novel are there, but none of the spirit of Silence of the Lambs.
I'm honestly shocked how this film's horrendously dull screenplay squanders each and every one of its poor, dedicated cast members.
Edward Norton is miscast. Ralph Fiennes is miscast. Philip Seymour Hoffman's lines are so legitimately stupid that I actually laughed out loud. Anthony Hopkins tries his best- I'll give him that- but ultimately doing so spins his character into a corny caricature of the Hannibal in Silence. Harvey Keitel is probably the only one who comes across as genuine.
And I **hate** how the film ends minutes before Silence, as if Ratner couldn't rub it in our face even further that we're watching a hackneyed version of a much better movie.
I knew this wasn't going to be as good as Demme's film, but yikes.
Right out its faux-gothic gate, Brett Ratner's "Red Dragon" has the odds stacked against it. This second adaptation of Thomas Harris's novel immediately lacks the however-dated style of the novel's first adaptation, "Manhunter;" the haunting murk of its cinematic follow-up, "Silence of the Lambs;" or the stomach churning violence of "Hannibal," the third film foray into Harris's universe. "Red Dragon" is not necessarily a bad thriller. It simply comes off as a corporate filmmaking exercise, suffering in comparison to the films from its own world of serial killers and psychologists.
Its story is built to compel: FBI profiler Will Graham is pulled out of retirement to hunt a serial killer and must use the mind of his nemesis, the imprisoned…
Always faded, muted, as if a picture with poor contrast. It follows in footsteps of its predecessors closely, but with little vigor. What we're left with is barely passable, mildly entertaining. Ralph Fiennes does a hell of a job though.
sevgili will,
artık iyileşmiş olmalısın. en azından dışındaki yaralar... umarım çok çirkinleşmemişsindir. bayağı yara izi biriktirdin! sana onları hediye edeni asla unutma ve ona minnettar ol. yara izlerimiz bize geçmişin gerçek olduğunu hatırlatır.
ilkel bir dünyada yaşıyoruz, değil mi will? ne vahşiyiz ne de bilge. iki aradalık bu dünyanın laneti!
mantıklı bir toplum beni ya öldürür ya da benden faydalanırdı.
çok rüya görüyor musun will? seni sık sık düşünüyorum.
Basically Manhunter but with less of a yacht club aesthetic. I love spotting all the details that pop up again in Hannibal the TV series
I wasn't aware this is essentially a remake of 'Manhunter' until I'd started watching. It's fine. I have never cared for Edward Norton though and that bias felt pretty evident here, but on the flipside I've always really appreciated Ralph Fiennes and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman so the film has those performances going for it. The ending is a little different than 'Manhunter's but not overtly so. It's fine though.
Una gran precuela que nos cuentan los hechos y la amistad rota entre el doctor Hannibal Lecter y Will Graham y la aparición de un asesino en serie que les obligará a trabajar juntos para resolverlo como en los viejos tiempos.
the link into silence of the lambs at the end was my favourite part of the entire thing
It’s been 6 weeks since I watched this and i’m still terrified of Raph Finnes,
super fun timez when i’m home alone n trying to sleep
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