Oh, dear. The Hannibal Lecter series takes a turn for the ridiculous with this terrible adaptation of Thomas Harris’ latest venture.
Hannibal Rising tells the story of how everybody’s favourite serial killer came to acquire his taste for murder and human flesh, taking in his traumatic experiences during World War II as a child and his experiences while studying medicine in Europe as a young man.
German newcomer Gaspard Ulliel displays a neat line in menacing stares and creepy grins as the young Lecter but, sadly, his performance is not enough to rescue the movie from the utter pits of despair.
The less said about Gong Li’s performance, the better. Horribly miscast as Lecter’s mysterious Japanese aunt (why Lecter even has a Japanese aunt is beyond me), the Asian beauty smoulders seductively throughout the movie but contributes little else.
On the plus side, after this terrible effort, they may just finally stop making Hannibal films. Well, u will enjoy this film if u really need to know this ruthless character!!
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