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3/4
Manhunter view
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 10/11/2012
Several critics liken this film instead of the other Hannibal Lecter related movies, this rater thinks otherwise. Good, but not as great as Silence of the Lambs in terms of acting, direction, suspense and plot. Will Graham (William Petersen) coordinates with Dr. Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox) to find a murdering serial killer nicknamed "Tooth Fairy." Deciphering the letter and Will's theory of recording was just amazing. The antagonist's build-up was good. Graham's relentless passion for his work was well displayed by Petersen. Cinematography was gorgeous as well. Some scenes really slowed the down the pace and plot. Injecting the soundtrack with the direction felt like a music video. The droll storytelling makes the conclusion feel rushed. Manhunter still entertains because of …
Rating of
4/4
Noonan and Cox spot on as killers...unlike Sir...
Damien Crevan - wrote on 07/07/2012
Anthony Hopkins. Does that guy even read novels or the background of his role? Noonan and Cox are outstanding as they play two very different psychopathic serial killers. Both are intelligent, one is a bit more educated yet laid back, and the other is more sympathetic and not flashy. Years later, Hopkins would take the role of Hannibal Lector and make him a farce that's truly less horrifying as the real monsters. They blend in... and Lector is a bad cliche' with his love of arts, great food, different countries, ability to speak a zillion languages, and is also charming before he takes a bite out of your face. He couldn't manipulate a freaking cop with that attitude. Bryan Cox owns his character and is laid back, not as pompous, and adept at winning a lil of Graham's trust saying …
Rating of
3/4
More Than Worked For Me
MaceeRae - wrote on 12/15/2011
While this film is not as finely filmed as the newer look at the same subject matter, I like it. The stylized look works for me, it's copied and used in many films and TV shows of today...think CSI. For pure visual impact, nothing beats the Freddie Lyles scene in this film. I like William Peterson as Will Graham, he's a precursor to many modern day profilers. Having the colors of his wardrobe be so radically different when at home, and when at work, speaks volumes. I saw it when it first hit the theaters in 1986 after having read Thomas Harris' "Red Dragon", and I enjoyed this telling of the Harris novel. It is said that Michael Mann in hindsight wasn't too fond of it himself, but that doesn't deter me from liking it, it entertained me, it appealed to me; I enjoyed the acting, I …
Rating of
1/4
A Cultural Horror
SIngli6 - wrote on 06/04/2011
Despite being an archetypal 'style-over-substance' film, Manhunter is a complete perversion of Thomas Harris' Gothic allure. All the barbaric opera beats, exaggerated in subsequent Lecter texts but present from the franchise's beginning, are bowdlerized. I don't think Lecktor (literally why is he called that?) is even a cannibal in this movie. And WHERE are my tattoos? Francis Dollarhyde (two ls, an adaptation microaggression) is bad enough done by with Tom Noonan playing him smaller than life in a bit of demonstratably erroneous casting, at least give the man his wretched tattoos. Why even bother having the beat with Graham's address getting leaked? It goes nowhere in this iteration, one of the film's numerous pacing sins.
Individual scenes shine, as do a few of the needle drops, as …
