There was not a weak moment in this film. Cox gave Lekter an air of complete ordinariness that disguised the monster inside - like most functioning psychopaths. Hopkins chose to show the monster and be sinister (though admittedly we all knew the story by then). Bill Petersen was absolutely magnificent in this. He gave…

I think it was the original Australian series that just made me hate Melissa George. Kudos to her for playing the part to perfection but it really is a horrible character. In my head she's typecast. Pathetic of me, I know but something about that character really got under my skin.