Silence of the lambs-stumps me why it's so famous?

I have heard so much about it and had so many expectations from it,but nothing came of it. Anthony Hopkins was the only thing that kept me from turning the thing off- Ok,not a bad movie by any means but not a very good on either. Jodie Foster's acting as usual was excellent,but not the sort of stellar fodder Hopkins' fed us-brilliant stuff.

The movie goes on about Buffalo Bill - a serial killer who not only digs but stiches fat chicks.Not a very good way to put it I'm afraid.For those of you who have seen the film,I'm not going to say the entire story again and give you eleptical seizures,for those of you who have not seen it,I won't spoil the surprise.

Bravo,well done-this post ends here.