Alicia I love this movie so much

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Kirpianuscus I saw this film for Gaspard Ulliel. and it is far to be a disappointment. in same measure, it is a reasonable and decent explanation for the beginning of Hannibal Lecter story. and, not the last, it is an interesting challenge for the viewer. I see it as an autonomous part. it gives explanations but it is not in competition with the other parts of series. because it reminds a form of Romanticism , near to the dark horror stories, who gives to it force and special characteristics. story of survive and revenge, using, like the novel, crumbs from the XX century cruel history, it is one of films defined by a form of flavor who resurrect an entire page of the recent past.the sin- maybe the dialogues. and the impression of sketches for the characters. but, it is a decent film. and this could be the only significant thing.

view_and_review I avoided this movie for years. After seeing "Hannibal" I had no interest in seeing how he became the monster he was. Alas, an Amazon Prime membership and down time at work drove me to "Hannibal Rising." I learned that I have a far greater affinity for young Hannibal than old Hannibal. Young Hannibal grew up in WW2 Europe. He went from affluence to fighting for his life due to the war. One particularly tragic event forever changed him.The actor chosen for Hannibal (Gaspard Ulliel) was excellent. He even had a sinister looking face the way the corners of his mouth curve upward in a Joker-esque manner made him able to sneer with ease. His acting left a little to be desired as his accent (or simply his manner of speaking) seemed forced. Also there was the dialog between him and Lady Murasaki (Li Gong). They constantly spoke in hushed romantic tones as if every word they exchanged was secretive or passionate. It came off as pretentious and grandiose as though they were the two most important or two most passionate people in the world.If we were to boil it all down, "Hannibal Rising" was a revenge story. Some people are fueled by love, some by hate, others by both. Hannibal was definitely fueled by both and it was his inability or unwillingness to not cross the line that made him Hannibal the cannibal.

JÄnis Locis Yes, it does not have the vibe "The Silence of the Lambs" had, yes it is bloody and brutal, but that is the whole point, it doesn't need to be insanely complex or psychologically thrilling, this movie is meant to be completely different, this is what everybody was always curious about. We all loved Lecter and his mysterious presence, but for all these years nobody knew how he began his cruel ways, in this movie everything unfolds and it really adds to the franchise. So what that it is bloody? From what we have heard in previous films all of them would have needed to be as bloody as this one, since Lecter is considered to be an incredibly sick serial killer, who also, appears to be a cannibal and that is exactly what is showed here. In my opinion Gaspard Ulliel did an awesome job as Hannibal Lecter, he had the vibe of the older version of Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins, of course. This is a decent way to revitalize the franchise, so we are not out of hopes for seeing a sequel to 2001's "Hannibal", Lecter films are not quick to come out and are all in a strange order as we know, so this lays the ground for a new film, maybe in 2020? Who knows.Overall it is very entertaining, shows us what people were eager to know about Hannibal Lecter, his roots, reasons, etcetera. Delivers suspense for sure, isn't just a blatant killer movie, has decent acting. The only weakness in my opinion was how they decided to incorporate different countries here, but everybody seems to speak English fluently, even in 1952 Russia :D I know it sounds funny, but nonetheless, it is worth watching, that is the only notable flaw.

wembleyfm The success of Silence of The Lambs was unexpected. What Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins achieved with that film surpassed all expectations. It prompted Thomas Harris to write more books and this film serves as a prequel to provide the back story of how Hannibal became the cannibal. The premise is that he is traumatised as a young boy from being imprisoned during the war where his young sister is feasted on by his captives. An older Hannibal seeks revenge on his former captives and gains this in numerous sadistic ways. The plot is weak, the acting mediocre and overall, this film lacks any sense. Rather than watching Hannibals feasting on humans, you are best off avoiding this film and dining out in style!