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Red Dragon (2002) Rank 4 Reviews
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Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
If you are in the mood for a disturbing, violent, exciting, and funny movie all wrapped into one, then this show is definitely for you. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Rather than sensationalize already sensational material, Ratner lets it speak for itself, creating serious thrills and scares along the way. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (Johnny Donaldson)
...a creepy and sublime rehash of the Hannibal Lecter story. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (Johnny Donaldson)
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Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
This movie restores Hannibal Lecter's macabre fascination. It honors the character and Anthony Hopkins, not the Halloween costumes and campy catchphrases. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
After a year that has seen its share of wealthy, upstanding men and women exposed as criminals and locked behind bars, along comes Brett Ratner's "Red Dragon," a film about a wealthy, upstanding individual exposed as a criminal and locked behind bars. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
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rec.arts.movies.reviews (Homer Yen)
It's edgy and creepy as any good thriller should be. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Homer Yen)
Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
It's impossible to duplicate the shock of the 11-year-old Lambs, but the new film succeeds at creating nerve-tightening moments of suspense. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Audiences will be excused for any feelings of déjà vu the new film might inspire. That won't prevent them from watching it in rapt, anxious silence, however, as the gruesome crimes, twisted psychology and deterministic dread that lie at the ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Time (Richard Corliss)
This darkly seductive, flawlessly acted piece is worlds removed from most horror films. Here monsters have their grandeur, heroes their gravity. And when they collide, a dance of death ensues between two souls doomed to understand each other. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Time (Richard Corliss)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
If you're a fan of the series you'll love it and probably want to see it twice. I will be. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Washington Post (Staff (Not credited))
The film itself represents movie craftsmanship -- elegant, dark, alluring, frightening, mesmerizing -- at its best. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Washington Post (Staff (Not credited))
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Though not quite as intense or memorable as The Silence of the Lambs , its Oscar-winning predecessor, Red Dragon comes close. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
To my surprise, Ratner does a sure, stylish job, appreciating the droll humor of Lecter's predicament, creating a depraved new villain in the Tooth Fairy (Ralph Fiennes), and using the quiet, intense skills of Norton to create a character whose old fears ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Red Dragon" opens with the pleasure of seeing Hannibal Lecter as he was before leaving civilian life. The camera floats above a symphony orchestra and down into the audience, and we spot Lecter almost at once, regarding with displeasure an inferior music ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Psychological thrillers became a dime a dozen after the success of Lambs , but Red Dragon is at least worth your $7.50. ...read the complete Red Dragon movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
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