Red Dragon - Collector's Edition

MPAA Rating

Theatrical Release Date

May 19, 2002

Genre(s)

Suspense
Mystery
Mind Games
Race Against Time
Serial Killers
4-for-3 All DVDs
Mystery & Suspense
Audio & Video

Rating (Stars)

Description

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

Director

Brett Ratner

Stars

Stanley Anderson
Bill Duke
Frankie R. Faison
Ralph Fiennes
Anthony Heald

Running Time

125 minutes

Original Price

$9.99

Current Value

$1.83

DVD Features

Closed-captioned
Color
DVD-Video
Widescreen
NTSC
2.35:1