Absolutely terrible is every way

dfloro

If you still have fond memories of when you first saw Jonathan Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs" almost 30 years ago, then you will want to avoid this so-called "sequel" series on TV like it's the plague. Take everything you liked about the character of Clarice Starling, as it was so skillfully portrayed by Jodie Foster in the original, and ensure that the writing and acting serve to subvert it at every turn, while tossing in random references to aspects of the film with no rhyme or reason (except for Dr. Lecter, the rights to which are owned by NBC!), then shellac it all with CBS' usual tired, hackneyed police procedural tropes from CSI/NCIS & Criminal Minds, and voila: you have unrecognizable pablum! In honor of Demme, who won an Oscar for directing the movie, be sure to turn the channel when "Clarice" comes on.

score 3/10

dfloro 12 February 2021

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw6587822/