Manhunter (1986)
1986
R
119 Minutes
FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.
User Review
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WHAT I LIKED: 'Manhunter,' is certainly a film that deserves all the recognition it gets as an edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller which put director Michael Mann on the map. Building on his promising work with 'Thief,' Mann takes the chance to construct a properly investing central character and an interesting narrative around his clearly expert ability to build tension, and what you get as a result is something properly engaging that will have you on the edge of your seat throughout.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Parts of it are a little illegible in the plot department, and the use of music can occasionally be jarring.
VERDICT: A film that shows off Michael Mann's tension-building talents within a well-developed character story; 'Manhunter,' is properly engaging, edge-of-your seat stuff that deservedly puts this director on the map.1 member likes this review.
