this past weekend i rented hanibal. i have the following advice for you.
if you:
a) upon its initial theatrical release, found silence of the lambs to be a rather intriguing and suspensful movie (you may find it a bit overrated and dated now, and i swear i will not hate you for feeling that way).
b) feel that competent storytelling and a decent narrative flow are pretty much essential for enjoying what is supposed to be serious drama
c) have a brain
you will probably hate this movie as much as i did. watch best in show instead.