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Summary: Pretty Average
Review: I Didn't get the Fuss over this Picture.I Just Rented it&I Didn't get what The 50's,Jazz,Italy,Homosexuality,etc.. had to do with this Picture.I watched this Film&I Discovered that they Showed a Miles Davis Album Called Tutu that was Released in 1986 not the 50's? also a John Coltrane Album that was Put out in the 60's.but the film Ended so Fake.Nobody put Matt Damon as The Killer.it was Too Slick&Shallow.Gwyneth Paltrow was alright but nothing Special.this Film lacked Tension it was Boring from the middle to the End.Will Smith's 6 degree's of Seperation was far more COnvincing than this Film.
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Summary: Gripping!
Review: A great illustration of the American dream gone wrong. Tom Ripley, an ordinary but ambitious man (Matt Damon, who is finally playing a villain!) is given the opportunity of a lifetime when a shipping magnate offers to pay him to convince his son, Dickie (Jude Law) to come back from Italy. Without revealing any of the plot, this film is basically about class envy and the corruption of the American system, in the form of a lurid thriller. One of the top 10 films of '99.
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Summary: Suspensful
Review: Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) may be charming, but he's a master of deceit. When he befriends a wealthy young man (Jude Law) and his fianc'ee (Gwenth Paltrow) they'll find out too late that he has sinister motives in mind.This movie was a little bit confusing but it made up for it with its wonderful talent.
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Summary: It's better than Purple Noon
Review: My main reason to see this one was to compare teh old movie , Purple Noon with Alain Delon as Tom Ripley, with this one. I think that it is a great modern version, in particular, that homosexual twist changes it all. So, I find it utterly superior to Purple Noon. I think the cast is great and they play very well, too. Also, beautiful italian scenery adds to the beauty of the film. On top, it's a great suspense and it ends differently from Purple Moon. It's definitely a more sophosticated among the two.
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Summary: Believe me...or not!
Review: The Talentless Mr Ripley, The Talented Mr Ripoff, The Tastleless Mr Ripley...pick your bad review cliche here, but they're all true. This movie was like its main charcter; a master of nothing, trying to be something, and wandering aimlessly. 1999 seemed to be awash in bad pictures that were nominated for academy awards, and this one falls right in line!From the beginning there are so many holes in this story of a man trying to live the life of another, that it is almost impossible to understand the intent of what you are watching.Was this movie supposed to be the insight into a serial killer of the 1940's or 50's? How did Matt Damons charcter turn homicidal so quickly? Jude Law was alright as the 1 dimensional charcter he portrayed, but Oscar material? C'mon, he doesn't even live through half the movie. The always good Phil Seymour Hoffman ( a favorite of director Paul Thomas')I could see having to be offed, as he was an obstacle to Ripley. But why kill Paul at the end? It served no purpose but to try to bring the meandering movie to a close!It also made no sense when Ripley turned homosexual almost overnite. I can understand his so wanting to be Greenleaf that he even fell in love w/him in his own way. But Ripley was engaged to be married, and all of the sudden he loves Greenleaf, and then Paul? Were we also watching a movie about a character searching for his sexual identity as well as his purpose in life? Gwenyth Paltrow & Cate Blanchett were thrown into this vehicle for obvious star power that wasn't called for. Neither accumulated much screen time. Like the rest of the movie,their talent was wasted here, as was the viewers time.
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Summary: The Talented Mister Ripley: Big time hit or big time miss
Review: In regards to movies as an art form, 'The Talented Mister Ripley' easily scores five stars out of the possible five. However, if you watch movies for pure entertainment, this movie would barely scratch by with one. Ever since I started getting interested in film I have had frequent debates about what makes a movie great. I guess it really comes down to a combination of art form and raw entertainment. This movie has all the elements a film needs to be a work of art; brilliant cinematography, an equal in quality film score, a close to flawless script, and top notch acting from an all-star cast. Instantly you are in the 50s and surrounded by beautiful Italian landscape. Matt Damon, Gwineth Paltrow, and Judd Law deliver their best performances to date, giving this Hitchkock-esc film a chance to be one of the best thrillers of all time. Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Dickie Greenleaf's spoiled friend Freddie Miles and proves again why he is one of the rising stars in Hollywood. All of these elements combined create a believable plot no matter how psychotic it turns. Reminiscent to the main characters of the movie 'Very Bad Things', Tom Ripley tries to cover up past events by killing anyone who gets in his way. This was an entertaining string of events in the movie 'Very Bad Things', however it didn't work so well in this movie. Many of the others that wrote reviews about this flick have claimed that after each killing they found themselves attached more to the plot and closer to the edge of their seat. I, however, went in the opposite direction due to the slow evolvement of the plot and the longevity of the film. Unfortunately the lack in entertainment is why this movie is not one of the best thrillers of all time. We are presented here with an amazing idea for a film, an inferior person assuming the identity of someone else to improve personal status. However the product of this amazing idea is less than it's potential. If the answer to the question what makes a movie great is that it must be equally entertaining as artistic, then 'The Talented Mister Ripley' ends up with a compromising three stars out of five.
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Summary: Enjoyable....but
Review: The movie did run too long and could have ended several times without impacting the plot which had become pretty humdrum during the last 1/3 of the film. Even psychopath's deserve some character development but we just get a continuous flood of Ripley feeling bad about himself after establishing his psycho credentials early on and then having to kill someone - so the movie wasnt very clever about this - but overall was a fun film too watch.
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Summary: A Different Slant
Review: The DVD of The Talented Mr. Ripley works as well on small sreen as the spacious film did in the theaters. Somehow the character development seems more fleshed out, probably due to the fact that the Theater version lavished us with the visual wonders of Italy. But here we are allowed inside the minds of each of the sterling cast of five: Minghella has drawn both individual moments and fine ensemble acting from Damon, Law, Palltrow, Blanchett and Hoffman. The music score is mesmerizing and assists in seducing us into fallling in love with people who share their evil side while masking their whole being beneath the facade of The Upper Class. I think the reason Tom Ripley wins us over inspite of his deeds is the fact that he is trying so hard to capture "The American Dream"...and all the shallowness that can at times represent. Worth owning.
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Summary: What a Tangled Web we Weave...
Review: In a time when most American films are either shoot 'em up CGI extravaganzas, or exercises slacker self pity, The Talented Mr. Ripley is a welcome return to an earlier, more elegant era. This has been referred to by some as the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made, and that description is apt. Hitchcock adopted another Patricia Highsmith novel "Strangers on a Train", but, due to the censorship restrictions of the 1950s, had to leave certain aspects of the novel unsaid. Anthony Minghella doesn't have to restrain himself in that regard. He has carefully made minor changes in tone from the novel, and made various aspects of Ripley's character clearer than they were previously. But he wisely avoids being "in your face", keeping the movie's 1958 setting very believable. The performances are all first rate here. Matt Damon further extends his versatility as the chameleon like Ripley. Jack Davenport, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett are also winning. But the two standout performances here are in supporting roles. Jude Law's Dickie Greenleaf is just the seductive but cold rich kid who can have anyone he wants, usually does, and then tosses them aside. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is appropriately irritating as Dickie's best friend, who is wise to Ripley's game from the start. Cinematography and score are on a level we seldom see in films anymore. Paramount (working with Miramax) has done a first-class job with every aspect of this DVD. Minghella's commentary is enlightening, as he explains why he chose certain cast members, how he came to make various changes to Highsmith's story, and the difficulties of shooting on location. In addition to the two theatrical trailers, the making of featurettes and behind the scenes extras are entertaining and enlightening. The best American movie of 1999.
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Summary: talented mr. ripley
Review: The movie kept you on the edge of your seat.
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