Red Dragon (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

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Coaxed out of retirement to find a twisted murderer known as "the Tooth Fairy," FBI profiler Will Graham (Edward Norton) seeks help from a man he brought to justice--anthophagous psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)--and finds himself in a deadly game of wits with both his unknown quarry and the imprisoned Lecter. Based on the same Thomas Harris novel that inspired 1986's "Manhunter," this moody thriller also stars Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker. 125 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo Surround; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes; DVD-ROM content; more.
A lot could've gone wrong in Red Dragon, but the movie exceeds expectations. Replacing the acclaimed Manhunter as an "official" entry in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, this topnotch thriller--the second adaptation of Thomas Harris's first Lecter novel--returns to the fertile soil of The Silence of the Lambs, serving as both prequel and heir to the legacy of Lecter as portrayed, with mischievous menace, by the great Anthony Hopkins. Familiar faces and locations reappear (along with Lambs screenwriter Ted Tally) as Lecter coaches FBI profiler Will Graham (Edward Norton) in tracking the horrific "Tooth Fairy" killer (Ralph Fiennes), whose transformative killing spree is inspired by a William Blake painting. By dutifully serving Harris's potent material, Tally and director Brett Ratner craft a suspenseful film worthy of its predecessors, bringing Hopkins full circle as one of the cinema's all-time greatest villains. With overtones of Psycho and a superb supporting cast, Red Dragon succeeds against considerable odds. --Jeff Shannon