Hannibal Rising: How an Iconic Character Hannibal Lecter Becomes a Horrific Serial Killer

"Hannibal Rising" attempts to tell the story of how iconic character Hannibal Lecter becomes the horrific serial killer we all know and love. Director Peter Webber, and writer Thomas Harris created a movie that is so utterly confused to its genre it accomplishes the fundamentals of none.

Poor, wee, innocent Hannibal is driven from his family's castle when the Russians head toward his humble abode. They run with all of their valuables, and with no food, to his family's lodge and await the servants to bring the food from their kitchen. A series of unfortunate circumstances take out two family members. While awaiting the Russians departure, a band of traveling looters join in the murderous fun. Hannibal goes on a whirlwind adventure as a young man, learning how to be a skilled, educated, well mannered whack job. Then Hannibal sets off to repair himself and the past by killing in fantastically uninteresting style.