Byline: Daniel M. Kimmel

COLUMN: Movie Review

Ah, the prequel. We love to get additional information about the origins of our favorite characters, but it does create a dramatic problem. We already know from "Red Dragon," the "next" chapter in the Hannibal Lecter story, that he won't get caught here. When his life is threatened we know with a certainty he doesn't die. So where's the suspense?

The main attraction for viewers is seeing what turned Hannibal Lecter into a cannibalistic serial killer in the first place. That's pretty much revealed in the first half hour, ...

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