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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

February 09, 2007

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Peter Webber

Starring :

Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li, Rhys Ifans, Richard Brake, Kevin McKidd

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..There's no wit, no psychological mind games; [Hannibal is] just out for bloody revenge..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
3 of 5

“..still good freak-out fun for genre fans..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
Review rate : C

“..isn't a terrible movie, but it is unnecessary..”
by Michael Sragow [The Baltimore Sun]
“..a well-produced but slow-moving thriller that never quite roars to life..”
by Dennis Harvey [Variety]
1 of 4

“..a flaccid tale that fails utterly in its presumed mission to entertain us with a half-baked creation myth..”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
3 of 5

“..a barely competent horror film that has little to do with the rest of the series..”
by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Stanley A. Miller II [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Phil Vettel [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Jeremiah Kipp [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Sam Adams [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Paul Byrnes [The Sydney Morning Herald]
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

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so great...music in this film is so great...nice idea too

posted by VJMCS on May 21, 2007

I don't have the slightest idea where these "critics" come from and what they were doing while this film was playing infront of them, I have no idea. My guess would be picking their noses; missing what was actually going on. I've read reviews that stated that it had nothing to do with the rest of the series. Isn't that the point? The movie is showing us how Hannibal came to be. His childhood, his history. If it was 100% linked with the other movies, it wouldn't have been as interesting. The fact that he is just a kid in this movie explains what the rest of the complaints are about. "No ming games.. etc etc." Well, how much of a genius can a writer make him at his age? Honestly, you can't expect him to be the same man, having the same intelligence as the Hannibal in the other movies. He's still growing, changing, learning... For pete's sake.. open your damn eyes when you watch a film and while you're at it, use your brain. All in all I thought it was interesting and informative. It answered all the questions I had about Hannibal and I enjoyed it.

posted by MorganG on Jun 08, 2007

I agree with Morgan... It has nothing to do with the other movies but its quite informative, just to know what was his life about...

posted by Vicco Norbac on Jan 04, 2009

I agree with MorganG, I don't understand critics. I enjoyed the movie, and I specially enjoyed young Hannibal and the actor who played him. One critic even complained about Hannibal not being sent to his room to think after /spoiler he killed the butcher /spoiler How's that wrong? Where's the movie if Lady Murasaki tells him "you bad hannibal, go to your room and never come out". Duh. Most of the critics just ramble on and on about how horrible it is. I clearly saw the old Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Rising (like when he says "Yum" when he takes the Butcher's fish). The only thing I give the critics is that the movie didn't really explain how he came to eat the face of the rest of his victims, those that weren't part of the original revenge.

posted by Nicole on Jun 01, 2009

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