Netherworld Cinema: The Silence of the Lambs

I'm a fan of horror, but I prefer monsters and atmosphere to "slasher" type horror, so I never watched this movie. It was my son, who was born just a year before Silence of the Lambs came out, who recommended it to me. He's not big on slasher flicks either, but he said that the characters are so well crafted and portrayed that it's worth watching. He also said that it isn't a gratuitous "slasher flick" in spite of the subject matter, it's more of a psychological thriller.

I would have to agree on both counts.

Anthony Hopkins is utterly terrifying in this role. He's one of those actors who is more frightening when he plays "evil" because he looks so completely normal and nondescript, like someone you'd see in the grocery store. Or the liquor store, buying a nice Chianti.

~DJ Tempest~