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…
(Old Impressions, not based on a recent viewing)
If you prefer Red Dragon over Manhunter, you're wrong.
It's ok. It's a bit plodding and beige, Hopkins overplays his hand, Fiennes is bizarre.
Ein Remake, das den Vergleich mit dem Original von Michael Mann nicht im Geringsten scheuen muss, in puncto schauspielerischer Klasse mit Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins und Harvey Keitel sogar noch eine Schippe drauflegt. Regisseur Ratner, sonst eher bekannt für Comedy a la Rush Hour, hat es geschafft eine ähnliche, nervenzerreißende Spannung zu erzeugen, wie man sie sonst nur bei Filmen wie eben einem Schweigen der Lämmer verspürt.
A pretty good but slow thriller with great performances from Edward Norton and Anthony Hopkins. Ralph Fiennes is also very creepy as Francis Dolarhyde. The cinematography adds to the tense story, especially in the scene where Francis tortures Freddy Lounds (Philip Seymour Hoffman).
i think I’ll eat your heart
balancing itself from its 80s marvelous attemp Manhunter and the crime suspense of Lambs this one comes out surprisingly well regardless of being helmed by the inadequacy of Ratner.
Like I stated before I love the book and the opposite spectrum of Will & Hannibal’s witty relationship. Of course Anthony outshines the sun, his snake eyes hypnotizing every scene and giving nothing for Ed to work with haha. The chemistry is average not solid as the book and not as enticing as Jodie’s but enough to make foundation between these characters cut from the same cloth just used different by nature.
Norton doesn’t have the alpha sense of William Peterson but prob more skilled acting chops. It’s not a bad remake or adaptation of the book and it’s still got the brutality of Thomas Harris’s literature world but I’d still prefer Manhunter any day.
There is a lot of eating of paper or suggesting of eating paper in this film, very odd
Red Dragon is my least favourite of Hopkins' three Hannibal films, and to be honest I'm not entirely sure why, because as far as the actual story goes it's better than Hannibal.
Actually, I know why. It's Mr. Charisma himself, Ed Norton. As the main character, he quite frankly sounds bored by everything he's doing, which is quite true of the majority of films that Norton ends up doing, because he has such a flat vocal range. It just sucks the life out of every scene that he's in, and flat out destroys his interactions with Hannibal, which really should be the highlight of a film like this.
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