This movie was fucking awesome. I don't think I've ever been as involved in a thriller ever. Every time something unexpected or suspenseful was happening, I was literally holding my breath, which most movies do not make me do. There are a couple things I think separate it from a normal thriller. For one, the acting is absolutely incredible. Anthony Hopkins, as everyone knows, whether they've seen the movie or not (I was definitely expecting this coming into the movie) was ridiculously terrifying as Hannibal Lector. I have never been scared of anyone more in a movie. Jodie Foster was also great. Also, the script was very, very good and overall the movie succeeded at scaring the shit out of me. But, besides just being a scary movie, it was also a psychological thriller, and it succeeded in both categories. It made me think about the killers and their motives, while still being completely scary.
The one criticism I have of the movie is that I wasn't sure how the characters drew some of the conclusions they did, but this criticism mostly applies for minor events throughout the movie and did not really detract from it at all.
I think this does deserve to be on the list and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I do feel, however, that people could argue there are other high quality thrillers that are just as good and also deserve to be on the list. That being said, I thought it was awesome.
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