Manhunter

Manhunter, 1986. A detective tries to get in the head of a serial killer.

Written & directed by Michael Mann, based on a book by Thomas Harris. Starring William Petersen, with Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Tom Noonan, & Stephen Lang.

Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: Okay, obviously Hannibal Lecter is a great character. But he's barely in this movie. D
Dialog: D
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B
Enjoyment: There are a handful of great scenes, but most of it is really boring. What the movie's really about is stuff that's going on inside the character's head, and Petersen is nowhere near good enough to pull that off. C

GPA: 2.2/4