Hannibal, believed to be the sequel to Silence of the Lambs, is actually the third movie containing Dr. Lecter. The earliest of the trilogy was Manhunter in 1986 where Dr. Lecter was introduced as a peripheral character followed by Silence of the Lambs in 1991. Hannibal begins after Dr. Hannibal Lecter escaped from the asylum in Baltimore at the end of Silence of the Lambs. The demented doctor is now in Florence, Italy where he has become one of the curators of the Palazzo Vecchio and has learned to stop eating human flesh all the time. His cover is broken when cop Rin

Hannibal was very much worth seeing. Hopkins once again breathes menacing life into everyone's favorite serial killer, playing his role with a darkly comedic touch of glee during Hannibal 's more sinister moments. The chemistry between the characters of Lecter and Clarice has been captured once again, and even deepened by time. In an uncredited turn as Mason Verger, Gary Oldman is as chilling as ever. The remaining supporting roles are played well, and don't detract from the film's leads. Hannibal is what one would expect of a Ridley Scott film, beautiful locations, wonderfully lit, and lush deep sounds evoking a scene without overwhelming it. The performances were top notch, the film skillfully made, and unique enough from its predecessor not to be considered a superfluous sequel.

The cinematographer, John Mathieson, did a fantastic job shooting this film in light of the problems he faced relating to small spaces and bad natural lighting. The film was shot primarily on location, with the exception of two sequences, in Florence, Itlay and Virginia. Hannibal has a much more modern feel with some chaotic sequences versus the decade-old style of Silence of the Lambs. The film has a lot of dull locations, such as little rooms with people tapping away on computers or on telephones; it's a little more fidgety. There were also a lot of long tracking shots. Hannibal is essentially a character-driven film, and its intense psychological moo

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