Cast: Gaspard Ulliel, Li Gong, Rhys Ifans
Director: Peter Webber
Rating:
Enetertainment Quotient: 30%
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Language: English / Italian
Runtime: 130 min
MPAA rating: R for strong grisly violent content and some language/sexual references.

Synopsis:
Hannibal Lecter witnesses his parents death followed by his sister eaten up by a group of cannibals. After growing up with his Japanese aunt in France, he returns to his home town to take revenge on the cannibals. As he eliminates one by one, a sincere cop starts chasing him. The rest of the story is about how he successfully takes the revenge on them and in turn reveals us a dark secret which he has kept under wraps throughout his life.

What I liked in the film?
We knew what a cold blooded cannibal Hannibal Lecter is. This film tells us the evolution of Hannibal as Cannibal. Visuals of the film are excellent.

What I did not like in the film?
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a man of mystique and there is always something mystic and thrilling elements in the earlier films 'Silence of The Lambs' and 'Hannibal'. But here in this film, the story becomes a mere revenge story with no thrill attached to it. The character is not well developed.

Tailpiece:
The 3rd film in most of the sequels seem to be losing out of steam. Hannibal Rising is no exception. This film concentrates on how Hannibal became a clod-blooded savvy monster try to unveil the mystic around him. This film is not thrilling like the part one and two.