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In Eastern Europe at the end of World War II, a young Hannibal watches as his parents violently die, leaving his young sister in his care. Alone and without any means of support, he is forced to live in a Soviet orphanage. He flees to Paris to find his uncle has died but his Japanese widow, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li) welcomes him. Even her kindness and love cannot soothe the nightmares and sorrows that... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel |
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| Running Time: |
117 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 9th, 2007 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong grisly violent content and some language/sexual references. |
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| Distributors: |
MGM Distribution Company, The Weinstein Company
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$27,667,947 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
D+
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...appalling lack of suspense, intermittent tastelessness, or shockingly low camp quotient." more...
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C- |
Chicago Tribune, Phil Vettel
"Lecter is presented as a soul-dead vigilante who reserves his carnage for the truly deserving; that's a long way from the Lecter of Silence of the Lambs who kills and tortures innocent and guilty alike." more...
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D |
filmcritic.com, Sean O'Connell
"...terrible..." more...
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D+ |
Hollywood Reporter, Michael Rechtshaffen
"Prequel alternates between being awfully silly and awfully boring before settling on just plain awful." more...
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D- |
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