The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

• Year: 1991
• Released: 14 Feb 1991
• Country: United States
• Adwords: Won 5 Oscars. 69 wins & 51 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-silence-of-the-lambs
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
• Language: English, Latin
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 118 min
• Writer: Thomas Harris, Ted Tally
• Director: Jonathan Demme
• Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney
• Keywords: based on novel or book, murder, serial killer, kidnapping, horror,

	8.6/10
	85/100
	95% – Critics
	95% – Audience

The Silence of the Lambs Storyline

F.B.I. trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) works hard to advance her career, while trying to hide or put behind her West Virginia roots, of which if some knew, would automatically classify her as being backward or white trash. After graduation, she aspires to work in the agency’s Behavioral Science Unit under the leadership of Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn). While she is still a trainee, Crawford asks her to question Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins), a psychiatrist imprisoned, thus far, for eight years in maximum security isolation for being a serial killer who cannibalized his victims. Clarice is able to figure out the assignment is to pick Lecter’s brains to help them solve another serial murder case, that of someone coined by the media as “Buffalo Bill” (Ted Levine), who has so far killed five victims, all located in the eastern U.S., all young women, who are slightly overweight (especially around the hips), all who were drowned in natural bodies of water, and all who were stripped of large swaths of skin. She also figures that Crawford chose her, as a woman, to be able to trigger some emotional response from Lecter. After speaking to Lecter for the first time, she realizes that everything with him will be a psychological game, with her often having to read between the very cryptic lines he provides. She has to decide how much she will play along, as his request in return for talking to him is to expose herself emotionally to him. The case takes a more dire turn when a sixth victim is discovered, this one from who they are able to retrieve a key piece of evidence, if Lecter is being forthright as to its meaning. A potential seventh victim is high profile Catherine Martin (Brooke Smith), the daughter of Senator Ruth Martin (Diane Baker), which places greater scrutiny on the case as they search for a hopefully still alive Catherine. Who may factor into what happens is Dr. Frederick Chilton (Anthony Heald), the warden at the prison, an opportunist who sees the higher profile with Catherine, meaning a higher profile for himself if he can insert himself successfully into the proceedings.

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Rare to experience a dark n twisted thriller aided by top notch performances, tight script n direction.

I first saw this in the early 90s on a vhs and i still remember how two very old ladies were petrified n blabbering about the movie to my dad and one thing which stayed with me after that conversation was the praising of Hopkins acting by the two grumbling old geezers.

I revisited it in the early 2k on a dvd which I own and was in awe by Hopkins mesmerizing performance.

Revisited it the third time today but this time with my kids as they are 18 now but my wife is still not agreeable.

Everything has been said about this first class thriller n there seems to be nothing left but i jus wanna contribute a lil by praising the performance of Hopkins.

In the entire movie, it is Hopkins’ screen presence n footage which keeps u glued.

His character is charismatic but very dangerous that u don’t wanna be rude with him.

Some scenes are far fetched but like i said it is the mesmerizing performance by Anthony Hopkins which is the highlight.

Well made but yecch.

I should probably mention right up front that I am not a huge fan of thrillers and, in particular, I don’t care for violent or gory films. Because of this, I have waited a very long time to finally getting around to seeing this film. The idea of a film about serial killers just doesn’t appeal to me. However, there is also an obsessive part of me–the part of me that wants to see all the Best Picture Oscar winners. Apart from this film, there are maybe two others I need to complete this…until next year! And, my daughter assured me that the movie wasn’t too gory. So, this film review is best appreciated by others who just aren’t into gore, serial killings and cannibalism–though, oddly, a very high percentage of viewers DO like such plots.

First, the bad news. I sure as heck thought it was a gory film…a very gory film. You see people with huge chunks of skin ripped off, a guy’s face ripped off and lots of blood. I don’t know how my daughter would think this isn’t gory! Second, the not so bad news. Although I really didn’t like the film very much, it was interesting and different. Anthony Hopkins did a nice job playing a psycho murder–though I also felt this performance was anything but subtle–but it was entertaining. So did the film change my mind about the genre or this film in particular? No. But, apparently I am in the minority here.

UPDATE: I recently began watching the TV show, “Hannibal”, and although I also think it’s way too graphic, I much prefer Mads Mikkelson’s version of Dr. Lecter. It’s much, much more subtle and creepy–without the over the top theatrics of the movie version of the guy.

Truly enthralling film and not one to forget

I have seen some great movies, old or new. The Silence of the Lambs is an amazing one, while not my personal favourite of the year of 1991 it was a well deserved Best Picture win in my opinion.

Jonathan Demme’s direction is superb, the film is shot in a ceaselessly atmospheric manner and Demme never lets the suspense drop. The story from start to finish is enthralling, and the script is tense and thought-provoking.

The Silence of the Lambs is wonderfully acted as well. Jodie Foster is the one who holds the film together and her performance here is one of her most excellent, and I mustn’t forget Ted Levine who is very chillingly effective as Buffolo Bill. Anthony Hopkins however steals the film, it is his perhaps most iconic character and he proves that although he is in only a portion of the film his performance lives long in the memory.

All in all, amazing. 10/10 Bethany Cox