Manhunter is an exceptionally well-photographed film: Mann's regular cinematographer Dante Spinotti creates sparse, elegantly framed, often monochromatically lit compositions essential to the shifting psychological moods. The performances are very good, and the typically 1980s, Vangelis-esque electronic score effectively sustains tension. Once the killer is introduced the scenes with Joan Allen have a genuinely unsettling, almost surreal quality, although there is at least one serious plot flaw--how does "The Red Dragon" get his letter to Lecter? Manhunter never packs the sheer excitement of Silence of the Lambs, nevertheless, it is a powerful and compelling thriller which remains far superior to the Anthony Hopkins-starring Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002). --Gary S Dalkin

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Disc One:

• Theatrical version of Manhunter
  
• x 2 documentaries - The Manhunter Look and Inside Manhunter
  
• Trailer
  
• Photo Gallery
  
• English subtitles

Disc Two:

• Michael Mann approved new hi-def colour
  
• Corrected version of the film, with the Director’s Cut missing scenes inserted
  
• Commentary with Michael Mann
  
• English subtitles