National Review, April 29th, 1991
BESIDES sex and violence, there is a third perennial favorite among movie genres: horror. And the horror film is particularly effective when, rather than dealing in monsters or the undead, it grafts itself onto another genre, the film noir, turning it into the thriller-chiller. Such is the current hit The Silence of the Lambs, faithfully adapted by the playwright Ted Talley from Thomas Harris's best-selling novel. It has an unusual and complicated (but not overcomplicated) plot, idiosyncratic characters who interact provocatively, suspense and surprises galore, and--unless, like me, you are ...
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