Rating: R (strong gruesome violence, some nudity and language)
Length: 131 minutes

Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: DTS 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1

English, French, Spanish

As you have guessed by the title, Dr. Lecter is back. It's been ten years since he was last heard from in "The Silence of the Lambs" and his peaceful existence in Italy has come to an end. Starling's (now played by Julianne Moore) FBI career isn't going so well either. Throw in a victim trying to get back at Lecter that uses Moore and one of her colleagues (Liotta) to do it, and we have a pretty good and twisted story.

Much to my surprise, it only takes a few minutes to go from Jodie Foster to Julianne Moore. This is an interesting story that keeps your attention from the beginning and I just love the scene with the brain.

This is nothing like its predecessor. There's no murder mystery here, just a case of people trying to catch a man that doesn't want to be caught for different reasons.

• Screen-Specific Audio Commentary by Director Ridley Scott
• "Breaking the Silence" Featurette
• "Anatomy of a Shoot-Out", "Title Design", and "Ridleygrams" Multi-Angle Breakdowns
• Cast and Crew Filmographies
• Still Galleries
• Production Notes
• Deleted Scenes
• TV Spots
• Theatrical Trailers

This is a much darker film than "The Silence of the Lambs" and some of the scenes are quite graphic. After watching this there is no doubt what kind of person Dr. Lecter actually is. I like this movie but can understand why some people do not.

Ridley Scott   [American Gangster, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, G.I. Jane, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Matchstick Men]

David Andrews - FBI Agent Pearsall

[Apollo 13, Fight Club, Terminator 3, Wyatt Earp]

Frankie Faison - Barney

[Gods and Generals, The Langoliers, Manhunter, Mississippi Burning, Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs]

Giancarlo Giannini - Pazzi

[Darkness, Dune, Man on Fire, Mimic]

Fabrizio Gifuni - Matteo

Hazelle Goodman - Evelda Drumgo

Francis Guinan - FBI Director Noonan

Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal Lecter

[Amistad, Beowulf, The Bounty, Bram Stroker's Dracula, The Bunker, The Edge, The Elephant Man, The Lion in Winter, The Mask of Zorro, Nixon, Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Titus]

Zeljko Ivanek - Dr. Cordell Doemling

[Donnie Brasco, Truman]

Ray Liotta - Paul Krendler

[Blow, Cop Land, Goodfellas, Heartbreakers, Identity, In the Name of the King, Smokin' Aces]

Enrico Lo Verso - Gnocco

Ivano Marescotti - Carlo

[King Arthur]

Julianne Moore - Clarice Starling

[Benny & Joon, The Big Lebowski, Boogie Nights, Evolution, The Forgotten, Jurassic Park II: The Lost World, Magnolia]

Francesca Neri - Allegra Pazzi

[Collateral Damage]

Gary Oldman - Mason Verger

[Batman Begins, Bram Stroker's Dracula, The Dark Knight, The Fifth Element, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, JFK, Léon, Lost in Space, True Romance]

James Opher - DEA Agent Eldridge