Review – Red Dragon

I guess comparisons between this go-around and Manhunter are inevitable, so let me get them out of the way right at the start. Ed Norton made a better Will Graham. Tom Noonan made a better Francis Dolarhyde (though Ralph Fiennes wasn’t half bad in the role, and his tattoo was way better). I prefer that bad guys be at least a little understated, so I liked Brian Cox better as Lecter. However, I concede Hopkins has thoroughly pre-empted the role in most people’s minds. The big trump card held by the newer production is production values; Silence of the Lambs beats “Miami Vice” hands down. Comparisons aside, this is a worthy production of the best plot in Thomas Harris’ Lecter series. Mildly amusing