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| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Hannibal Lecter | |
| Julianne Moore | ... | Clarice Starling | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Mason Verger | |
| Ray Liotta | ... | Paul Krendler | |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Nurse Barney (as Frankie R. Faison) | |
| Giancarlo Giannini | ... | Insp. Renaldo Pazzi | |
| Francesca Neri | ... | Allegra Pazzi | |
| Zeljko Ivanek | ... | Dr. Cordell Doemling | |
| Hazelle Goodman | ... | Evelda Drumgo | |
| David Andrews | ... | FBI Agent Pearsall | |
| Francis Guinan | ... | FBI Asst. Director Noonan | |
| James Opher | ... | DEA Agent John Eldridge | |
| Enrico Lo Verso | ... | Gnocco | |
| Ivano Marescotti | ... | Carlo | |
| Fabrizio Gifuni | ... | Matteo | |
| Alex Corrado | ... | Piero | |
| Marco Greco | ... | Tommaso | |
| Robert Rietty | ... | Sogliato (as Robert Rietti) | |
| Terry Serpico | ... | Officer Bolton | |
| Boyd Kestner | ... | Special Agent Burke | |
| Peter Shaw | ... | Special Agent John Brigham | |
| Kent Linville | ... | Geoffrey, FBI Mail Boy | |
| Don McManus | ... | Asst. Mayor Benny Holcombe | |
| Harold Ginn | ... | Larkin Wayne, I.A.B. | |
| Ted Koch | ... | BATF Agent Bob Sneed | |
| William Powell-Blair | ... | FBI Agent (as Wm. Powell Blair II) | |
| Aaron Craig | ... | 'Il Mostro' Detective | |
| Andrea Piedimonte | ... | Agent Franco Benetti | |
| Ennio Coltorti | ... | Ricci | |
| Ian Iwataki | ... | Young Boy in Plane | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | Perfume Expert | |
| Ajay Naidu | ... | Perfume Expert | |
| Kelly Piper | ... | Perfume Expert | |
| Bruce MacVittie | ... | FBI Tech with Lecter's Letter | |
| Giannina Facio | ... | Verger's Fingerprint Technician | |
| Andrew C. Boothby | ... | Police Officer | |
| Kenneth W. Smith | ... | Police Sergeant | |
| Judie Aronson | ... | News Reporter | |
| Tom Trigo | ... | News Reporter | |
| Sam Wells | ... | News Reporter | |
| Ricardo Miguel Young | ... | News Reporter (as Ric Young) | |
| Joseph M. West Jr. | ... | News Reporter | |
| Roberta Armani | ... | Theatergoer | |
| Johannes Kiebranz | ... | Mr. Konie | |
| Bruno Lazzaretti | ... | Dante | |
| Danielle de Niese | ... | Beatrice | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ray Bullock | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Heidi Burger | ... | Shopper (uncredited) | |
| Robert Randolph Caton | ... | Upscale Business Man (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Crosby | ... | Undercover DEA Agent (uncredited) | |
| Renne Gjoni | ... | FBI Agent Michaels (uncredited) | |
| Gano Grills | ... | Red Scarf Gang Banger (uncredited) | |
| Jamie Harrold | ... | Baltimore State Forensic Hospital Caretaker (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Jeffreys | ... | Gang Banger with Machine Gun (uncredited) | |
| Cal Johnson | ... | Swat Team Leader (uncredited) | |
| Raymond H. Johnson | ... | FBI Agent (uncredited) | |
| Rick Kain | ... | FBI Agent (uncredited) | |
| Jalil Jay Lynch | ... | Gang Banger in Basket Ball T-Shirt (uncredited) | |
| Phil Neilson | ... | Undercover DEA Agent (uncredited) | |
| Frank Principe | ... | Shopper (uncredited) | |
| Franco Maria Salamon | ... | Italian Detective (uncredited) | |
| Derrick Simmons | ... | Evelda Drumgo's Bodyguard (uncredited) | |
| Brian Smyj | ... | FBI Agent (uncredited) | |
| Sebastiano Somma | ... | Newspaper Vendor in Florence (uncredited) | |
| Anthony Wanzer | ... | Jogger (uncredited) | |
| Gus Williams | ... | Gang Banger with Shotgun (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ridley Scott | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Thomas Harris | (novel "Hannibal") | |
| David Mamet | (screenplay) and | |
| Steven Zaillian | (screenplay) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hans Zimmer | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| John Mathieson | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Pietro Scalia | |||
Casting by | |||
| Louis DiGiaimo | (as Louis Digiaimo) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Norris Spencer | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| David Crank | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Crispian Sallis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Janty Yates | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wyatt Belton | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Greg Cannom | .... | special makeup designer | |
| Barbara De Leonardis | .... | hair stylist: Florence (as Barbara DeLeonardis) | |
| Elisabetta De Leonardis | .... | hair department head: Florence (as Elisabetta DeLeonardis) | |
| Giancarlo De Leonardis | .... | hair designer (as Giancarlo DeLeonardis) | |
| Chris Gallaher | .... | special makeup effects technician (as Christopher Gallaher) | |
| Christy Gonzalez | .... | creature effects production assistant | |
| Jason Hamer | .... | special makeup effects technician | |
| Glen Hanz | .... | special makeup effects sculptor | |
| Darwin Hensley | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| John Kim | .... | creature effects technician | |
| Mary Kim | .... | makeup effects production supervisor | |
| Wendy McNeny | .... | makeup effects production supervisor | |
| Alexei O'Brien | .... | creature effects production assistant | |
| Elaine L. Offers | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Moore (as Elaine Offers) | |
| Daniele Perosillo | .... | hair stylist: Florence | |
| Aaron F. Quarles | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Moore | |
| Sam Sainz | .... | creature effects technician | |
| Alessandra Sampaolo | .... | makeup artist | |
| Stefania Santinelli | .... | assistant makeup artist: Florence | |
| Fabrizio Sforza | .... | makeup department head | |
| Russell Shinkle | .... | creature effects designer | |
| Russell Shinkle | .... | creature effects supervisor | |
| Brian Sipe | .... | prosthetics effects supervisor | |
| Miles Teves | .... | special makeup effects sculptor | |
| Todd Tucker | .... | special makeup effects technician | |
| Wesley Wofford | .... | prosthetic effects supervisor | |
| Debi Young | .... | additional makeup artist (as Debbie Young) | |
| Michael Marino | .... | concept artist (uncredited) | |
| James Parr | .... | special makeup effects trainee (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer Santiago | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Keith VanderLaan | .... | makeup effects producer: Captive Audience Productions (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Gianfranco De Rosa | .... | set manager: Florence (as Gianfranco DeRosa) | |
| Pamela Hochschartner | .... | unit production manager (as Pamela M. Hochschartner) | |
| Teresa Kelly | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| David Pash | .... | unit manager: Florence | |
| Stefano Spadoni | .... | production manager: Florence | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Julian Brain | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
| Filippo Fassetta | .... | second second assistant director: Florence | |
| Emma Horton | .... | third assistant director: Florence | |
| Joe Incaprera | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Alberto Mangiante | .... | second assistant director: Florence | |
| Terry Needham | .... | first assistant director | |
| Adam Somner | .... | second assistant director | |
| Alexander Witt | .... | second unit director | |
| Scooter Yancey | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Renato Agostini | .... | special effects supervisor: Florence | |
| Stefano Corridori | .... | special effects technician | |
| Peter Damien | .... | special effects shop foreman (as Pete Damien) | |
| Kevin Harris | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Mark Nieman | .... | silicone technician | |
| Michael Peterson | .... | silicone technician | |
| Art Pimentel | .... | mold shop supervisor (as Arthur Pimentel) | |
| Terry Sandin | .... | puppeteer | |
| Richard Starke | .... | silicone technician | |
| Durk Tyndall | .... | special effects set foreman | |
| Daniel Acon | .... | special effects coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Michael H. Clark | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
| Shea Clayton | .... | special effects technician: Captive Audience Productions (uncredited) | |
| Vincent J. Guastini | .... | designer: early concept (uncredited) | |
| Karin Hanson | .... | special effects hair (uncredited) | |
| Ben Rittenhouse | .... | special effects technician: Captive Audience (uncredited) | |
| Yori Tondrowski | .... | special effects assistant (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Rob Allman | .... | CG artist: Mill Film | |
| Marilyn Anderson | .... | technical assistant manager: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Nicholas Atkinson | .... | visual effects editor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Steve Barnes | .... | roto/prep artist: Mill Film Ltd. (as Steven Barnes) | |
| Sara Bennett | .... | compositor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Tim Burke | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Tim Caplan | .... | I/O supervisor: Mill Film | |
| Paul Conti | .... | 24 frame playback | |
| Paul Conti | .... | CG designer | |
| Colin Coull | .... | colour timer: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Gregory Creaser | .... | digital imaging: Digiscope (as Greg Creaser) | |
| Phil Crowe | .... | digital artist: Digiscope | |
| Neil Davies | .... | digital artist: Digiscope | |
| Andy Feery | .... | lead CGI artist: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Greg Fisher | .... | CG artist: Mill Film | |
| Lillan Gahlin | .... | compositor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Katherine Granger | .... | compositor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Mark Hopkins | .... | compositor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Dave Houghton | .... | roto/prep artist: Digiscope | |
| Laurent Hugueniot | .... | CG supervisor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Nicholas Livesey | .... | main titles creator (as Nick Livesey) | |
| Ralph Maiers | .... | digital artist: Digiscope | |
| Jay Mallet | .... | motion control operator: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Paul Marangos | .... | compositor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Mark Marcum | .... | 24 frame playback (as Mark L. Marcum) | |
| Paul Norris | .... | compositor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Emma Norton | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Janet Quen | .... | digital artist: Digiscope | |
| Leigh Raby | .... | filmout manager: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Richard Roberts | .... | 2D supervisor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Laurel Lyn Schulman | .... | digital producer: Digiscope | |
| John Sharp | .... | compositor: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Chris Shaw | .... | CG artist: Mill Film | |
| Philip Sisk | .... | digital artist: Digiscope | |
| Malcolm Woolridge | .... | motion control cameraman: Mill Film Ltd. | |
| Giacomo Bargellesi | .... | technical assistant: Mill Film (uncredited) | |
| Damien Cheetham | .... | post production engineer: Mill Film (uncredited) | |
| Paul Davies | .... | assistant colourist (uncredited) | |
| Fortunato Frattasio | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Grandel | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Nick Lloyd | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Paul Oakley | .... | technical assistant (uncredited) | |
| Craig Rowe | .... | technical assistant (uncredited) | |
| Hilda Saffari | .... | assistant visual effects editor (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jeanne Boisineau | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Stephanie Corsalini | .... | casting associate (as Stephanie Corsilini) | |
| Lou DiGiaimo Jr. | .... | casting associate (as Louis Digiaimo Jr.) | |
| Billy Dowd | .... | extras casting | |
| Billy Dowd | .... | location casting | |
| Shaila Rubin | .... | casting: Florence | |
| Burton Sharp | .... | adr voice casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Linda Benavente-Notaro | .... | specialty costume supervisor (as Linda Benevente-Notaro) | |
| Linda M. Boyland | .... | set costumer (as Linda Boyland) | |
| Dan Bronson | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Andrea Cripps | .... | assistant costume designer: Florence | |
| Catharine Fletcher Incaprera | .... | set costumer (as Catherine Incaprera) | |
| Augusto Grassi | .... | costumer: Florence | |
| Giampaolo Grassi | .... | costumer | |
| Giampiero Grassi | .... | costumer: Florence | |
| Marci R. Johnson | .... | key set costumer (as Marci Johnson) | |
| Bob Moore Jr. | .... | set costumer (as Bob Moore) | |
| Anna Orazi | .... | costumer: Florence | |
| Maria Tortu | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Amanda Trewin | .... | costumer: Mr. Hopkins | |
| Susan Antonelli | .... | seamstress: USA (uncredited) | |
| Robert DeGrazia | .... | set costumer (uncredited) | |
| Steven Porch | .... | costume ager/dyer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Valerio Bonelli | .... | avid assistant: Florence | |
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Robert Drwila | .... | apprentice editor (as Bob Drwila) | |
| Dale E. Grahn | .... | color timer (as Dale Grahn) | |
| Steven R. Sacks | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Wesley Sewell | .... | associate editor (as Wes Sewell) | |
| Rex M. Teese | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Fulvio Valsangiacomo | .... | assistant editor | |
| Christopher Womack | .... | assistant editor: Florence (as Chris Womach) | |
| Chisako Yokoyama | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Daniele Sordoni | .... | assistant film editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Slamm Andrews | .... | music recordist | |
| Klaus Badelt | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Tonia Davall | .... | choral contractor | |
| Tonia Davall | .... | musician contractor | |
| Jim Dooley | .... | additional arrangements | |
| Bruce Fowler | .... | featured trombone | |
| Bruce Fowler | .... | supervising orchestrator | |
| Kevin Globerman | .... | music engineer: Media Ventures | |
| Gavin Greenaway | .... | conductor | |
| Vicki Hiatt | .... | music editor | |
| Steve Jablonsky | .... | additional arrangements | |
| Jake Jackson | .... | music engineer: Media Ventures | |
| Libera | .... | boys choir | |
| The Lyndhurst Orchestra | .... | score performed by | |
| Alan Meyerson | .... | music recordist | |
| Alan Meyerson | .... | score mixer | |
| Gretchen O'Neal | .... | music production supervisor | |
| Anthony Pleeth | .... | additional cellos | |
| Maggie Rodford | .... | music coordinator: London | |
| Gregg Silk | .... | music engineer: Media Ventures | |
| Tony Stanton | .... | music preparation | |
| Marc Streitenfeld | .... | music editor | |
| Martin Tillman | .... | featured cello | |
| Mel Wesson | .... | ambient music | |
| Geoff Zanelli | .... | additional arrangements | |
| Anita Camarata | .... | executive in charge of music: MGM (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth Finch | .... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Walt Fowler | .... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Harry Garfield | .... | executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures (uncredited) | |
| Rebecca Gatrell | .... | assistant music engineer (uncredited) | |
| Rupert Gregson-Williams | .... | conductor: choir (uncredited) | |
| Bart Hendrickson | .... | samples coordinator: score (uncredited) | |
| Michel Henein | .... | additional ambient music designer (uncredited) | |
| Michel Henein | .... | assistant music editor (uncredited) | |
| Dom Kelly | .... | musician: oboe (uncredited) | |
| Ladd McIntosh | .... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Yvonne S. Moriarty | .... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Kathy Nelson | .... | executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures (uncredited) | |
| Robert Prizeman | .... | choir director (uncredited) | |
| Neale Ricotti | .... | assistant music engineer (uncredited) | |
| Pietro Scalia | .... | music producer (uncredited) | |
| Ridley Scott | .... | executive music producer (uncredited) | |
| Jonathan Williams | .... | musician: cello (uncredited) | |
| Nick Wollage | .... | assistant music engineer (uncredited) | |
| Gavyn Wright | .... | orchestra leader (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Mike Barbour | .... | picture car coordinator | |
| Elisabetta Conti | .... | assistant transportation manager: Florence | |
| Bob Foster | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Jimmy Humphreys | .... | transportation captain (as Jim Humphreys) | |
| Fabio Mancini | .... | transportation manager: Florence | |
| Tom Mawyer | .... | transportation captain | |
| Fabrizio Prada | .... | assistant transportation manager: Florence | |
| Cindi Randall | .... | transportation captain | |
| Gilbert Young | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| John McLaughlin | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Pamela C. Ray | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Adam Barber | .... | assistant: Mr. Zimmer | |
| Charles Thomas Baxter | .... | location manager (as Charley Baxter) | |
| Dawn Blacksten | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Becky Bodde | .... | assistant: Julianne Moore | |
| Stuart Boros | .... | executive: DDLC | |
| Scott Browning | .... | assistant: Dino De Laurentiis | |
| Patrick Burke | .... | assistant: Ridley Scott | |
| Teresa D'Agostaro | .... | assistant: Martha De Laurentiis | |
| Tom Dames | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Elisabetta DeMedio | .... | assistant: Dino De Laurentiis | |
| Michael Dorner | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Katherine Dorrer | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Carla Ferroni | .... | assistant production coordinator: Florence | |
| James Hancock | .... | assistant: Branko Lustig | |
| Rob Harris | .... | unit publicist | |
| Michael R. Kern | .... | production accountant | |
| Wyatt Knaster | .... | production assistant | |
| Luca Kouimelis | .... | script supervisor | |
| Elvira Lamastra | .... | assistant: Dino De Laurentiis | |
| Milly Leigh | .... | assistant: Ridley Scott | |
| Sloane Lewis | .... | production assistant | |
| James Linville | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Shannon Livingston | .... | assistant: Julianne Moore | |
| Harvey Lowry | .... | operations manager (as Harvey K. Lowry) | |
| Mahnaz Mary Mahdavi | .... | post-production accountant | |
| John Matthew | .... | international distribution consultant | |
| Daniela Merlo | .... | dialogue coach: Florence | |
| Stephanie Miller | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Tim Monich | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Nathan T. Murray | .... | assistant: Gary Oldman | |
| Moanike'ala Nakamoto | .... | assistant: Hans Zimmer | |
| Gianluca Nardulli | .... | publicist: Florence | |
| Anna Nicolosi | .... | location manager: Florence | |
| Hilde Odelga | .... | production coordinator: Florence | |
| Shannon Petska | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Angela Quiles | .... | production coordinator | |
| Ian Quiles | .... | production assistant | |
| Mike Raybould | .... | production assistant (as Michael Raybould) | |
| Paul 'Sled' Reynolds | .... | animal coordinator (as Sled Reynolds) | |
| Luigi Riitano | .... | production accountant: Florence | |
| Ruben Flores Rios II | .... | production assistant (as Ruben F. Rios II) | |
| Joseph Rochlitz | .... | opera stager: Florence | |
| Terence Rowley | .... | assistant: Anthony Hopkins | |
| Angela Savidge | .... | assistant: Branko Lustig | |
| Neville Shulman | .... | consultant: Ridley Scott | |
| Ben Smith | .... | production assistant | |
| Cheryl A. Stone | .... | controller | |
| Bob Terrell | .... | craft service (as Bob Terrill) | |
| Melissa Thomas | .... | technical advisor | |
| Fabio Turchi | .... | assistant location manager: Florence | |
| Xanthus Valan | .... | production assistant | |
| Beth Vitallo | .... | assistant: Ridley Scott | |
| Ty Williams | .... | production assistant | |
| DeAnne Zarkowski | .... | animal trainer (as Deann Zarkowski) | |
| Keith Zobel | .... | production secretary | |
| Simona Batistelli | .... | production secretary (uncredited) | |
| Troy Benjamin | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| John Francis Black II | .... | accounting clerk (uncredited) | |
| Kaz Boyle | .... | assistant: Mr. Zimmer (uncredited) | |
| Mark Chambers | .... | production safety (uncredited) | |
| Clay Duncan | .... | assistant: Mr. Zimmer (uncredited) | |
| Pierre Ellul | .... | set production assistant: Florence (uncredited) | |
| Michael E. Fajohn | .... | medic: Virginia (uncredited) | |
| Bernardo Galli | .... | accounts runner: Italy (uncredited) | |
| Carlos Garcia | .... | caterer (uncredited) | |
| Steve George | .... | weapons handler (uncredited) | |
| Niko Godfrey | .... | additional production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Stephanie Lovell | .... | additional set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Norma Marie Mascia | .... | local contact: Rome (uncredited) | |
| Jeff McBath | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Richard McDonough | .... | set production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited) | |
| Joleen Neighbours | .... | stand-in: Julianne Moore (uncredited) | |
| Phuong-Thuy Pham | .... | additional production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Kathleen Pirelli | .... | animal trainer (uncredited) | |
| Luigi Riitano | .... | location accountant (uncredited) | |
| Ken Roy | .... | representative: Central Virginia Film Office (uncredited) | |
| Bill Timoney | .... | adr loop group (uncredited) | |
| Yori Tondrowski | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Drew Vandervelde | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Robert Zorella | .... | production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Lorenzo Dominici | .... | thanks | |
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Hannibal is a pure pleasure! While a little unevenly paced (the beginning was a bit slow), David Mamet and Steve Zallian have done a good job of telling the basic story Thomas Harris gave to us - and, incidently, the book was incredibly underrated by critics whose thought processes seem to have been damaged by too little quality literature. People have complained that it took ten years for Harris to write it - well, read it! It is chock-a-block full of mythology, astronomical and religious themes that weave their way throughout. The threads never break. The movie would have had to be eight hours long to even begin to explore the depths plumbed by Harris in the book.
Anthony Hopkins is, as usual, brilliant! Julianne Moore was sexy and strong. Giancarlo Giannini was outstanding and Gary Oldman creditable. My only complaint with casting was Ray Liotta, who just didn't have "it".
Having seen this movie three times thus far, I will say that watching it is like peeling layers off an onion. You see more and more with each viewing - little treasures and nuggets that you find almost by accident. The first time I saw it, I left the theatre not really knowing what I thought of it. Then I found myself smiling. I did like it. When I went back again (and again!) I liked it more and more.
Gory? Not really - and I consider myself pretty sensitive to gore. I have seen far worse. The story does have violence in it, and I think Ridley Scott, while depicting an integral part of the story, handled the violence tastefully (if you'll pardon the expression).
Is it as good as Silence of the Lambs? No. It's DIFFERENT from SotL. In Silence we had a caged monster whose intensity was extremely focussed. Here, we have a monster who is on the loose in a great big world, free to indulge in his passions. Hannibal Lecter's essence has not changed. He's merely in a different situation.
My only disappointments were: The changed ending. This was the major one. I realize the critics lambasted Thomas Harris for the ending in the book, saying "Clarice would never have done that", but Clarice was the child of Harris' imagination. The author is god, and if god says a character will do something, who are we to second-guess?
The length of the movie. It could have been a little longer and more focus could have been put on the relationship between Hannibal and Clarice - specifically, his obsession with her, and the time they spent together after the fiasco at the Verger Estate.
It was also too bad that Mason Verger's sister, Margot, was written out of the script.
All in all, though, I thoroughly enjoyed the dark humor and the adventure. Hans Zimmer's score is magnificent! This is a really good film - not a great film, but a really good one. Don't go into it expecting to see another Silence of the Lambs. It's not - and I don't think anyone has ever tried to claim that it is. Expect to see a weird and wonderful love story and an adventure! (It's just too bad about that ending!)