#29: Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Plot: Clarice Starling, a young FBI agent, is assigned to help find a missing woman, and save her from a psychopathic killer with the help of another killer.
But is it any good?
It’s been 15 years and still tha lambs haven’t stopped screaming. It’s certainly not a family movie, this one, but it’s one of the best films made in the past two decades.
With his bone-chilling “Hello, Clarice” and blank blue eyes, Anthony Hopkins created one of cinema’s most infamous characters. What Silence of the Lambs does so well is provide psychological chills without drowning the audience in buckets of blood. We hear the horror recounted more than we see it and we read it in Hannibal Lecter’s passive face.
Jodie Foster is also brilliant as young FBI agent Clarice Starling, who has to get into a killer’s head by letting another killer into hers. Was Michelle Pfeiffer REALLY the first choice for the role? Honestly.
No question one of the best thrillers ever. Shit sequel and quite good prequel.
IMDb’s rating: 8.6/10
My rating: 9.5/10
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