Classic psychological thriller that manages to be gruesome, oppressive, suspenseful, elegant, and intelligent. The Silence of the Lambs is Directed by Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme and star Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. Foster plays an FBI trainee, Agent Starling, who must interview a crazed, imprisoned, psychopathic cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins) in hope of gathering information to trap another serial killer by the name of "Buffalo Bill." When Starling and Lecter meet, fireworks ignite as they both are forced to dig into the past and recall deep rooted memories that can be painful and exhausting. The suspense lies in those intellectually tasteful conversations between Starling and Lecter. The nerve-wracking countdown begins when "Buffalo Bill" captures a senator's daughter. Starling must find the connection between all the killings in order to find all the answers to find him. The ending is literally heart-stopping encompassing unbearable tension when Starling and the killer are forced to face each other in a death hunt of cat and mouse. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture. (9/10)
Review of The Silence of the Lambs
