I find its sequel tasteless and I'm sure that, ironically, not even Hannibal Lecter would serve it cold. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/10 | Nov 15, 2024

All of this opulence, together with extravagant set-pieces that go past grisly to grotesque (and then, in the climax, on to goony), can't compensate for the halting pace of a patchy script.

| Jul 15, 2023

Hopkins turns up the hamminess, as though his entire performance is rooted in the same instinct that inspired him to slither after his famous Chianti speech.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 17, 2022

Classy yet sleazy carnival horror.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 14, 2021

Scott does justice to The Silence of the Lambs and the character of Hannibal in general, even without a few key pieces, and despite toning Harris's novel down plenty.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 6, 2019

Part of the appeal of the Hannibal Lecter novels and films is the complexity of the principal character, who is at once a reprehensible murderer and a moral force for justice.

| Original Score: 6/10 | May 6, 2019

Hannibal doesn't seem to be about anything but its own swank decadence. Hopkins, with his reedy voice and effete airs, is still quite delicious in the part that won him an Oscar. But 10 years later, Lecter has become more camp than terrifying.

| Mar 6, 2018

No tension, no rhythm and no sense of purpose ... unless you count helping "Faces of Death" fans feel more evolved.

| Feb 5, 2018

The story line of Hannibal is far less interesting than Silence of the Lambs and lacks the emotional subtlety of its predecessor. However, Hannibal is visually and aurally sumptuous, powered by Hans Zimmer's lovely score and brimming with flashy imagery.

| Jan 18, 2018

Thoroughly distasteful. Not for kids.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 15, 2010

Doesn't work as its own individual, self-contained cinematic entity.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 11, 2009

A dark and complexly entertaining ride, highly generous to multiple viewings.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 17, 2007

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 14, 2007

| Original Score: C | Apr 25, 2007

The near-impossible taks and insurmountable problems have been handled by Scott in a proficient if unexciting way. Aware that he can't possibly meet viewers' expectations, Scott has made a different film, more florid, baroque, and tongue-in-cheek.

| Original Score: B- | Oct 10, 2006

Scott's elegant, shadowy atmosphere and deliberate pacing make the film a delightfully spooky experience.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 26, 2006

The weight-watchers script sensibly dispenses with several characters to serve a brew that's enjoyably spicy but low on substance.

| Feb 9, 2006

There are moments of a good movie buried amongst this over the top thriller. But these moments are all too rare.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 30, 2005

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 31, 2004

Hannibal doesn't grip the audience with the macabre wit and pervasive sense of impending evil of its predecessor

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 25, 2004