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Reviews: Red Dragon: When enough is as good as a feast

Scotland on Sunday | October 13, 2002 | Copyright

RED DRAGON (15)

Director: Brett Ratner

Starring: Anthony Hopkins

Running time: 131 minutes

CAN you have too much of a good thing? Obviously Hollywood doesn't think so or it wouldn't keep churning out sequels or chasing the golden goose of a never-ending James Bond-style franchise. Still, there are times when Red Dragon feels like a Hannibal Lecter film too many.

You can appreciate the financial reasons behind the film, but the artistic justification is a little harder to discern.

Previously filmed in 1986 as Manhunter with Brian Cox as…

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