Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

napchier No spoilers - though I do make reference to characters and known parts of the story (book and film) being present and absent, without going into the details. In many respects it is complete, albeit a little unresolved at the end. Such a pity it doesn't however go into other aspects of the complete story. We get Red Dragon and Hannibal feature heavily, without Clarice Starling however, and sadly no retelling of the Silence of the Lambs. It begins prior to Red Dragon, to further explain Hannibal Lecter's working relationship with the police, manipulation, and so on, while also working in some of the Mason Verger back story into those parts, making the Hannibal book story work, but for some reason or other they seemed unable to include Clarice Starling and Silence of the Lambs. There was some talk of progress forthcoming in that regard, but it all seems to have now been dropped entirely. As such, you could just watch this, and then when it finishes go into The Silence of the Lambs movie, and have it all end right there. You probably wouldn't want to go into the Hannibal movie however, quite simply because elements of that story pop up in the series.I've given it 8 stars rather than 10 because it wasn't able to fully embrace all parts of the overall story. I suppose there were some issues with rights, and all that, though I'm not really sure - can only assume.

norwor Although gripping, I found this series very frrustrating to watch. Why is it that directors allow actors to constantly speak in whispers, especially in series three? I ran it through surround sound with speakers on high just to try to get the dialogue with constant rewinds, but when an action event came on it was deafening, which spoiled what should have been decent entertainment. I would advise skipping episode six, series three, as it's just a compilation of clippings and a complete waste of time.

naskelared To create something off a classical movie is not an easy task, you basically have everything to lose and you know the audience will compare it to it's original. But that's were the directors were smart and said from the start they would not follow the story from the originals in any way and rather create their own universe to stand on, and they really pulled it off brilliantly. Only thing that stays the same would be Hannibal Lecter. He is still the monster we all love. The storyline starts off with Hannibal as a psychiatrist dealing with troubled individuals and offer them the treatment he see fit. And we get introduced to a new character which in many ways replaces the role Jodie Foster had in the original movies in Will Graham which is played by Hugh Dancy, an FBI profiler with the ability to empathize with serial killers. The show really focus on Hannibal's and Will's journey and their fascinating friendship. So to finish it off: The show is brilliantly made. It's a show you can watch without having to read the books or the previous movies. The portrayal of Hannibal Lecter is almost the same level off what Hopkins did in the past. The visuals is some of the best you will see to this date. And they are not afraid to push some borders which for me is great, for others might be a little disturbing so be beware of some very graphic scenes.

kcup Don't get me wrong - I kind of want to like the series and most of the time it's okay, but there are things that just can't go unnoticed and drag the rating down. It's like watching a horror movie and wanting to scream "don't go there!"Apparently all the characters are written in such a way that everyone's an idiot and lack common sense. Everyone except Hannibal. Nobody leaves a note or shares a suspicion before investigating him and/or making a move on him/feeling in danger. What do you do when someone's accusing someone of horrible murders and you start having suspicions of your own? You tell them everything, of course! And then when you break into their home and put yourself in danger what do you leave behind in case something happens? Right - nothing.I really like the idea and overall style of the show, but some things are waaaay too stretched just to make Hannibal artificially 'out of suspicion' and drag the series for as many episodes as possible, milking it like a cow. And that drives me nuts.