Based on Thomas Harris’ latest novel in the enduring thriller series, this prequel traces the beginnings of Hannibal Lector -...
Based on Thomas Harris’ latest novel in the enduring thriller series, this prequel traces the beginnings of Hannibal Lector - from childhood to before his capture by FBI agent Will Graham in Red Dragon (Bit of history: Red Dragon was first adapted in the 1986 Michael Mann film called Manhunter which starred Brian Cox as the brainy madman. The subsequent Anthony Hopkins trilogy ended with a 2002 re-make of the same novel, under the book’s original title. The others in the series are Silence Of The Lambs and Hannibal).
Hannibal Rising follows Hannibal Lector (Frenchman Gaspard Ulliel) from his childhood during WW2 in Lithuania, time in France, and 10 years in England. Through his travels, Lector’s intelligence and the self-knowledge of his dark nature, start to become clear.
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16 %147 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
55 %550,107 reviewsAudience score rating
"This upmarket slasher is a well-produced but slow-moving thriller that never quite roars to life..."
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Variety
Variety"Silly, slack and unforgivably tedious, Thomas Harris's screenplay is padded with interminable flashbacks and a bombastic score that telegraphs every emotion Hannibal represses. And there are a lot of them..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Hannibal Rising isn't a classic, but it's entertaining and a surprisingly fitting addition to the franchise..."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"The story's beginning is in a rush to get to the the killings, which get more and more disgusting..."
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Premiere Magazine
Premiere Magazine"It's all quite a mess, with awkward performances, worse dialogue and a painfully protracted running time conspiring against any chance of enjoyment, even in a so-bad-it's-good guilty pleasure way..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Gong Li is welcome as Hannibal's Japanese aunt-in-law/mentor, Gaspard Ulliel isn't a bad young Lecter and Webber's direction is intermittently classy -- but this is a footnote rather than a film..."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Unfortunately, there's none of the dark humour of The Silence Of The Lambs and the dialogue's often simplistic. Gong Li is a visual treat as Hannibal's particularly beloved aunt, but like Ulliel, her character is a bit thin. A straightforward revenge drama with added gore, Hannibal Rising is worth a watch out of curiosity, but don't expect it to give you deep, probing insights into the psychology of everyone's favourite cannibal..."
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BBC
BBCHannibal Rising | Details
- Runtime
- 122
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- France, UK, USA
