I can't say that I loved the book. I can't say that I loved the movie either. I can say that I'm glad I both read the book AND saw the movie. First of all, they are so different, it is like two different stories. A main character, Mason Verger's sister, is missing in the film. The ending which I didn't like in the book is dramatically changed for the film. I actually liked this ending better although it almost changed the entire premise of the authors ideas. Hopkins is fantastic as Hannibal, and Moore did a credible job as Clarice Starling although she may have tried a little too hard to appear like Jody Foster. I'm not sure I would have been able to follow everything in the movie if I hadn't read the book previously. Ridley Scott seemed to make the story extremely choppy, much like way the Hannibal treats his victims.
