For my money, this is Micheal Mann's greatest work... yes, better than Heat. This is the forgotton Hannibal Lechter film... spelled Lecktor in this movie. This is CSI before CSI. This movie is all 80's slick but also a fascinating police procedural. It's quite interesting to see the earlier take on hannibal and the earlier take on Red Dragon (remade inferior version later by Brett Ratner ....shudder). This movie has all the earmarks of Mann... moody lighting and music, vivid use of colors and sunsets ala Miami Vice, stark/sleek/nearly sterile sets, skinny ties. It's all great fun and has aged really really well.
The use of the color white is prevalent and striking in this movie.
Standout scenes...
Detective walking through crime-scene imagining the mind-set of Dollarhyde (killer)
Dollarhyde takes blind date to animal hospital to pet a tranquilized tiger.
Dollarhyde reveals his true self to reporter.
Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqBDkXjQh2A
Standout scenes...
Detective walking through crime-scene imagining the mind-set of Dollarhyde (killer)
Dollarhyde takes blind date to animal hospital to pet a tranquilized tiger.
Dollarhyde reveals his true self to reporter.
Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqBDkXjQh2A
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