Watched this purely to get it out of my watchlist. Knowing it existed as a sequel to Silence of The Lambs and not watching it felt like a waste, but I can’t decide if watching it was even more wasteful. It’s crude, obvious, leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination, felt parodistic at times. Very disappointing since the first film is one of the greats. Hannibal Lecter had so much potential as a character, and was rendered a cardboard maniac serial killer here with queer jokes thrown in the mixture for good measure. Bleh.

It's just a boring sequel

Honestly, it was just okay. Something about it just didn't work though. The ingredients were all right but the recipe was lacking. I love Julianne Moore and she is a great step in as a more seasoned Starling. Gary Oldman was unrecognisable and gave a brilliant performance. Hopkins was good, it's a great character but... at times Hannibal's actions felt like the writer was pandering to an audience that already loves him and it fell flat often. The storyline was a series of perfectly timed circumstances all round and lacked the depth the original brought. There is a reason Jodie Foster didn't go forward with the role; even with her it would be difficult to make this as impactful.

Meh