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CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

atlasmb Isn't it often the case that filmgoers who have first seen the source material find the film adaptation lacking? I wondered who might score this film lowly and found that many of them were comparing it to the original work. It's understandable that one would compare, but it is best to judge each work on its own merits.Director Minghella has created a beautiful, complex story that stands on its own very well. "Mr. Ripley" evokes the fifties, the rich depths of classicism that infuse the large cities and small towns of Italy, and especially the golden warmth of summer on the Italian coast.Matt Damon plays Tom Ripley, a penniless man who inserts himself into the privileged lives of young Americans living abroad.This film was my initiation to the actor Jude Law. As such, he seemed to emerge, fully formed, as Dickie Greenleaf-one of my most memorable introductions to an actor. The wonderful cast also includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Each gives a performance equal to his or her best.The film's visuals are like a series of postcards. Each scene feels fully framed with loving attention and a masterful intention. Light is used lushly and lovingly. A colorful assortment of music-from jazz to opera-enhances each scene.The story is multi-layered-a character study of Ripley, the chameleon, and a mystery of sorts. In this drama, the plot becomes more complex, never seeming to resolve.Though the novel won the Edgar Allen Poe Award in 1956, this is a film that deserves many accolades, including its five Oscar nominations.

daoldiges I've not read the novel but seeing this film has definitely piqued my interest in doing so. The scenery, costumes, and overall performances are quite good and helped me for the most part enjoy this film. In particular I thought Jude Law gave an effortless yet excellent performance. Matt Damon on the other hand I think was miscast and too cloddish in his performance. It is this shortcoming that is the greatest detraction to this film. It's a shame because everything else is so good, and Damon can act for sure, I just don't Ripley is the role for him.

Davis P The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) really is one of the best crime thrillers I've ever seen. The film is set in late 1950's, it centers around Tom Ripley, a man who gets hired by Jude Law's father to go to Italy and persuade him to come back to America. When he does and gets to know him and his fiancé (Gwenyth Paltrow), things take a different turn.... The plot to this movie is very layered, and that is one of the many things that makes it great. One thing is for sure, if you like crime thrillers then you are sure to love this one. The acting is another great part about this movie. Almost all the actors were coming off of big hits when this movie came out, and every cast great acting abilities are showcased. Matt Damon is absolutely fabulous here, it's probably the best performance I've seen him give in his career. And Paltrow's performance is very good here too... I loved her dramatic scenes, I really thought she nailed it. Jude Law and Cate Blanchett are good in their roles as well, I honesty think that Damon deserved an academy award nomination more than Law did. The writing in the movie elevates everything and really pulls it all together. Overall I 100% recommend this film this film to everyone! 10/10.

Miles Byrne The Talented Mr. Ripley, adapted from Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel is a fairly unique and delightfully poignant character study of a young underachiever who is in search of an identity as much as he is of in success. This film delicately explores his relationship with an almost disaffected yet charmingly charismatic playboy and his fiancé, and how Tom Ripley, portrayed by a young, charming and genial Matt Damon. Tom Ridley is a remarkably unique character in the sense that he plays an almost anti-hero character longing for comion, but is unable come to with himself and seems to doomed to constantly hide in the shadows of others until he manages to blot of their shadows with his own. I do not want to give away to actual events of the film as they unfold in a satisfyingly timely manner, relying entirely on Damon's character to scheme, manipulate and impersonate his way to innocence after his relationship with the aforementioned couple takes an interesting term. I can tell you that The Talented Mr. Ripley is a well-made film full of strong performances, interesting sets, and intimate dialogues. It's pacing is relatively slow at times, but during those moments you feel like you are thoroughly engaged with Mr. Ripley and his associates, and the suspense and mystery that comes all the more richly after the fine character developments and the intriguing multitude of emotions the strangely likable yet comparably vile characters(with the exception of the woman) experience. Overall, this film is certainly worth watching and kept my eyes fixed to the screen for the full 130 minutes.