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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissA banquet of creepy, gory or grotesque incidents is on display in Hannibal. but this superior sequel has romance in its dark heart.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonHannibal, riding the malicious wit of Hopkins' sophisticated fiend, is a gorgeous, wild, sometimes sick thriller, a feast for enraptured eyes and strong stomachs.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezIt's best to just enjoy Hannibal for what it is: A decadent, elegant waltz about evil's seductive bloom. As sequels go, you could do a lot worse.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay Carr''The Silence of the Lambs'' was a classic; Hannibal is only a good movie of its type.
- 70Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorStylistic excess, comedy, and romance often help make extremes of cruelty and horror function as cathartic metaphor, and all three figure, not always successfully, in this sequel.
- 70Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonMore complicated, more outrageous, less controlled in every way. But its owes its power to that earlier, greater film.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaPerhaps to compensate for the absence of compelling drama and tension (and a few continuity gaffes), Scott has retreated to his TV commercial roots and crammed Hannibal full of busy, art-directed visuals.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranCreepy and grotesque rather than terrifying. It's more distasteful than anything stronger, a sour bottle of a celebrated vintage that a gourmet like Lecter wouldn't hesitate to send back with the sommelier.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe picture is willfully gross, fundamentally stupid and in no way worth the discomfort of watching it. Yet it may be the most well-crafted piece of garbage this year.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMisfires on so many levels that we have to wonder if there is more than one meaning to this story's wild boars.