Strickland33
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Just rewatched Manhunter. It's strange to watch it having recently watched Hannibal (TV), Red Dragon, and Silence of the Lambs.
Brian Cox is great, but Mann hardly utilizes him. His interactions with Will are great, but definitely feel underdeveloped. This is Will Graham's film, which would be great if they gave us more to latch on to outside of the procedural. William Peterson does a good job, but again, the script doesn't call on him to do all that much. That said and as is the case with the book, the story makes for a hell of a procedural and the film reflects that. Mann's directing feels on point and the film is really well paced.
I just feel like script-wise, they left a lot of potential on the table, at least compared to the source material and subsequent adaptations.
While I was less impressed with the adaptation this time around, the film looks (and sounds) incredible than I remembered. Top notch production design, cinematography, scoring, etc. The scenes shot in the Graham house, as well as Dolarhyde's interior design are just amazing.
Brian Cox is great, but Mann hardly utilizes him. His interactions with Will are great, but definitely feel underdeveloped. This is Will Graham's film, which would be great if they gave us more to latch on to outside of the procedural. William Peterson does a good job, but again, the script doesn't call on him to do all that much. That said and as is the case with the book, the story makes for a hell of a procedural and the film reflects that. Mann's directing feels on point and the film is really well paced.
I just feel like script-wise, they left a lot of potential on the table, at least compared to the source material and subsequent adaptations.
While I was less impressed with the adaptation this time around, the film looks (and sounds) incredible than I remembered. Top notch production design, cinematography, scoring, etc. The scenes shot in the Graham house, as well as Dolarhyde's interior design are just amazing.