Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 4 stars

One sentence plot summary: A creepy serial killer helps a rookie FBI agent catch an even creepier serial killer.

Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Brooke Smith, Anthony Heald, Kasi Lemmons, Diane Baker, Frankie Faison

Best of: Gripping story, perfect acting, truly creepy. Excepting the Shawshank Redemption, the best prison escape scene ever.

Worst of: Hard to sleep afterwards.

Notable: The third of three films to win all 5 of the "Big 5" Oscars.

Also nominated: JFK, Beauty and the Beast.

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