VrisBlog Movie Review: Hannibal Rising

IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367959/

KEEP IN MIND: THIS WILL HAVE PROBABLY A BUTTLOAD OF SPOILERS

*yawn*

I guess I was expecting something different. The origin of Hannibal Lecter; justifying his insanity. It didn't do it for me. The Germans kill and eat his little sister and the rest of the movie is Hannibal getting revenge on this one incident. He was 8 at the time, his sister no more than 2. So yeah, it's a grusome event for any 8 year old. I'm not saying it wasn't justified, but the rest of the movie was Hannibal acting out his revenge on those that took a bite. Then it ends, with a trademark Hannibal pun of course. And then, for his aunt to be Japanese, living in France, made it totally unbelievable for me. Hannibal himself was from Lithuana (this might have been known previously, but I can't recall). I just thought it would be a lot different.

I'd give it a solid 2 out of 5 stars.

1. Sling Blade
2. Hannibal Rising