Back in 1991 this movie was a major hit and the talk of the town in Athens as it was in the rest of the world. I always wondered why that happened? I mean is this movie so extraordinarily good? No, it isn't. And the answer comes to me flawlessly. I know many, I mean many, people who never watch horror movies and condemn them who think that The Silence Of The Lambs is a gigantic masterpiece. Take a look at the situation, a film about a cannibal and a psychopath appeals to people who don't even want to watch Scream by Wes Craven. How does that sound to you? Well to me sounds like the average and ordinary pretentious procedure. Because there is Anthony Hopkins in there and everybody said that this was a remarkable movie, other people, many people, people who have nothing to say about the horror genre said that they liked the movie and found it a masterpiece. Phoniness in all of its glory.
The Silence Of The Lambs is an extremely overrated movie. I'm not trying to say that this is a bad movie, but it's not that good either. If instead of Hopkins a less celebrated actor was playing Hannibal Lecter the film wouldn't be regarded as that good. The premise of the movie, interesting yes, but again not that interesting. Overall The Silence Of The Lambs is a movie that received many things, many of them without really deserving them. If you think about it is simply a horror thriller with serial killers for Christ's sake. It's nothing that special, that creative, that profound and clever. There are tons of horror movies out there which are far more captivating than this movie and they haven't received even half the recognition of The Silence Of The Lambs. And that I think is the biggest shame of all here.