Hes a bit like John Douglas (who appears in one of the extra features).
When Graham confronts Lecter again, we get an almost identical setup to Lecters meeting with Agent Starling.
The majority of the film is a slow burning affair, with things falling into place only gradually.
Of course, the killer cant be dead, can he?
The whole cast is strong, with both Fiennes and Norton giving understated performances as Dolarhyde and Graham respectively.
Harvey Keitel, as Jack Crawford, is…Harvey Keitel.
ExtrasCommentaries from Ted Tally and Brett Ratner were culled from the DVD version.
I know this because Ted Tally mentions DVD as the format for which they are doing the commentary.
Ratner is an enthusiastic commentator and Tally provides much of the explanations about how the script was constructed.
Theres also a commentary from Danny Elfman which is, as often is the case with Elfman, interesting.
All the scenes are presented in standard definition with an alternate commentary track.
A Directors Journey is forty minutes of self-indulgence on Brett Ratners part.
We see each aspect of the film-production process and it would be interesting… if it wasnt so haphazard.
Sadly, theres no commentary or additional explanation, so were left with a pretty dry collection.
Screen and Film Tests, oddly, has commentary and runs short of twelve minutes.
It looks at screen and film tests of hair, makeup and some sets for use on camera.
Hes honest, quirky and interesting.
This is the punch in of feature that you wish was slightly longer.
Its a bit unexpected and should have been much, much longer.
Burning Wheelchair is a four minute, interesting behind-the-scenes of the film sequence.
Its interesting to see that they wanted the scene to look as realistic as possible without it being over-the-top.
We also get another look at the makeup and prosthetic work.
We get a bit of his background and how he pioneered the idea of actually interviewing convicted murderers.
He explains how he applies his skills to profiling a serial killer, referencing Lecter and real life examples.
Definitely one of the better extras.
Lecters FBI File is something of an unusual extra.
Brett Ratners First Film is Ratners first New York University Film, with no audio.
Film:
Red Dragonis out on Blu-raynow.
Rating:
2 out of 5
