![]() The makers have wisely filled the film out with quality performers. They have added their own bits of course, but ultimately it's a loyal enough telling of a gripping and goose flesh inducing story. Red Dragon is first and foremost a ripping good old detective story, with Ratner and Tally wisely using the bits that made Harris' novel such a page turning success. Important? Yes! But still secondary to Norton's troubled but gifted FBI agent Will Graham and Fiennes bonkers serial killer Francis Dolarhyde (AKA:The Tooth Fairy). Lecter (Hopkins enjoying himself but going thru the motions) is a secondary character. Firstly one has to get past the Hannibal Lecter factor to fully enjoy (and dampen expectations) the movie on its own terms. Nice to report then that even tho it's hardly in the same class as "Lambs," it's a willing entertainer that genuinely manages to unease. While at the helm here was the director of such fodder as Rush Hour 1&2, and of course Mann's take on the story is viewed as a grainy and skin itching cult classic. The previous year had seen Ridley Scott tackle Silence Of The Lambs follow up, Hannibal, with tepid results. The signs weren't particularly good for Red Dragon. The story had already been filmed as Manhunter in 1986 directed by Michael Mann. Red Dragon is a prequel to the hugely successful Silence of the Lambs. Dante Spinotti is on cinematography and Danny Elfman scores the music. ![]() It stars Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel, Mary-Louise Parker & Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Red Dragon is based on the novel of the same name written by Thomas Harris and is directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Tally.
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