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Did anybody have a problem with another Clarice Starling?

posted 8 years ago by AndreiPavlov
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To me it is a problem. Well, you can explain her new looks by the fact that she, perhaps, did a plastic surgery in order to escape the maniac’s further attention... But it doesn’t work: another actress, another character… Yes, of course, it's just a movie, a piece of entertainment, but somehow it really spoils the continuation process and congruity for me. How come Mr Anthony Hopkins agreed to interact with another version of Clarice? Is it just me and everybody else is cool about this? If Anthony Hopkins had been substituted by somebody else as well (e.g. by Bruce Willis), would it be also OK to you?

[–] nmitrione (293) 6 years ago

While I think Silence of the Lambs is a superior movie to Hannibal, I think Julianne Moore did a terrific job stepping in the role. I also agree with the other posters, I think she is believable as a an agent.

[–] Drooch (5333) 2 years ago

My main gripe was turning the once endearing, vulnerable, attractive Clarice into a moody Karen.

Second to that is the look - Moore is too butch and ginger to be Clarice.

You could see why Lecter fell in love with Clarice in SOTL, not so much here.