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William Petersen carries the film with a brave and ambivalent portrayal of a disturbed detective obsessed with the psychopath he must catch . Mann's atmospheric storytelling helps to feel the heat, anguish and horror in the minds of the duellists. The sinister Tom Noonan is the counterpart of the deadly game,

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Tigrane

14Dec11

Well, some nice Michael Mann moments, but I think Red Dragon was a far better adaptation. This film has some weird Miami Vice similarities that didn't work with Hannibal Lecter for me. Oh, and Lecter in that film is the most useless and forgettable character.

Tony Zhou

28Oct11

This is weird: the main personality of this movie is a disturbed cop who empathizes with killers so he can catch them. But the movie's personality matches his enemy: cold, clinical, precise. Some people like this quality; I'm not a fan. Give me Silence of the Lambs over this any day.

meancreek

3Oct11

It's not perfect but it's definitely a great, suspenseful horror. Well made, just as good as Red Dragon.

Jack Lehtonen

22Sep11

Mann's most disturbing double relationship. Rather than opposing opposites/mirrors, Dollarhyde & Grahame feel ripped out of the recesses of each other's souls, neither one the real man, in conflict for existence. A rejection of the family and a family man, their connections deeper than just mirror images. Grahame battles to find that dividing line between the two.

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Maxverso

3Jul11

A milestone of the 80s. In my opinion "Manhunter", with its colors, its simmetries, was "the" thriller of that decade. In the same way, "To Live and Die in LA" was "the" crime movie of these years.

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Zachary Curl

13Jun11

so much better than Red Dragon.

Aurora

13Mar11

La mejor adaptación del libro, la actuación de Peterson refleja el personaje de Graham impecablemente. Pero el OST, deja mucho que desear.

ruby stevens

24Feb11

underrated

Mike Millan

7Jan11

Really liked this movie but the soundtrack felt off to me.

HeadGEAR

17Sep10

One of my favorite movies from the 80s. Loved the soundtrack as well. Very stylish and grim at the same time.

Jans de Jager

4Sep10

This is officially now my favorite Hannibal Lector movie

T.J. Royal

27Jun10

Someone needs to add Brian Cox's name to the cast list. He played Hannibal Lecter!

Jack Lehtonen

8Jun10

I have to respectfully disagree with the guy below me. Upon first viewing, it may not quite live up to the best of Mann, but a new repeated viewing has made this a masterwork for me. The climax is one of the most extraordinary scenes I've ever seen executed, Mann uses In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida so brilliantly. That scene alone puts the entirety of Silence of the Lambs to absolute shame. I like Demme a lot, but Mann's on a whole other level.

Roscoe

7May10

Idiotic in every way. It looks like a bunch of bad photospreads from 80s New Wave magazines. Unspeakable. Unwatchable.

Ivan Tinoco

3Apr10

Better than Red Dragon. Hated the soundtrack though. I guess it would have been good back in 86s. It was nice to see someone pull out a Lecter !!

Phil Worfel

11Sep09

I saw this on VHS and was a bit underwhelmed. I got really annoyed watching William Peterson talk to himself. Norton did much better as much as I hate to say something positive about a Brett Ratner film.

L.A.™

19Aug09

Michael Mann's true version of red dragon is one haunting film. Anchored by Petersen's and Noonan's performances this is a very underrated and hardly seen film. It also brings the visual flair that has made Mann the auteur he has come to be. Stunning photography by Spinotti puts Ratner's film to shame.