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a mere evil psychopath. He is an extremely intelligent man though, it's a battle of wits here as Clarice must carefully plot her every move, be prepared of every question she shall ask of the man in order to get him to talk. Clarice is eager to succeed, in tracking down Buffalo Bill though she must trust in what Hannibal is telling her, a man so evil with such dark a mind that this really is no easy thing for her to do. It's difficult to know what to trust of him and what not, he asks a lot of questions of Clarice also and a strange bond can be seen to develop between this pair.

What I love most about 'The Silence of the Lambs' is without doubt the characterization of Hannibal Lecter through Anthony Hopkins. The man is an excellent actor, he plays his part to perfection and truly is greatly believable in this role. You don't want to like him because of what he is, he's a cannibal and yet he actually possesses quite a charm that allows you to warm to him and actually feel quite close to the on-screen character of Hannibal Lecter. You want to reach out and shake his hand, unfortunately if you did so though you'd probably lose a limb. As well as an excellent performance from Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster is also very good in her role here. Her character of Clarice is still very new to the world of being an FBI agent, she's quite nervous in her approach but as the film progresses you see her building in confidence and really believing in her own ability to succeed in the field. There's definitely a change in the character of Clarice from the beginning to the end of the film, so much happens to this woman and in being involved in so much this really helps her to mature. Jodie Foster is not really in the same league as Anthony Hopkins here in terms of excellence, she is however still greatly believable and although her performance does not have quite such a strong impact it is still greatly effective.

After the success of 'The Silence of the Lambs', director Jonathan Demme went on to further prove himself with the Academy Award winning 'Philadelphia', a film that starred Tom Hanks and was once again a huge box office smash. Jonathan Demme truly is a phenomenal director, he is exceptionally talented at his trade and has in his career directed a number of excellent films. There are some directors you really wish would get less work, and others that you want to direct more; Jonathan Demme is placed firmly in the latter camp and every time he returns with a new film

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