The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Duration: 139 minuten
Alternative title: The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley
Country:
United States
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Stars: Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow
IMDb score:
7,4 (274.007)
Releasedate: 25 December 1999
The Talented Mr. Ripley plot
"How far would you go to become someone else?"
In the late 1950s, the talented but equally tormented Tom Ripley—after wearing a Princeton jacket that didn't belong to him, and allowing him to play a piano at a garden party—is sent to Italy by playboy Dickie Greenleaf's father to Dickie to return to America. Once arrived, however, Tom becomes close friends with Dickie and his fiancée Marge. He falls for jazz music, Dickie and the luxurious lifestyle... but who or what does he really prefer?
Actors and actresses
Tom Ripley
Dickie Greenleaf
Marge Sherwood
Meredith Logue
Peter Smith-Kingsley
Freddie Miles
Herbert Greenleaf
Inspector Roverini
Alvin MacCarron
Aunt Joan
Reviews & comments
IH88
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“I always thought it would be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.”
The Talented Mr. Ripley has always been a good movie for me. The film is too long and after the death of Dickie it all gets a bit less, but there are a lot of strong sides. It's all very atmospheric and especially the first hour is great. Dickie's extravagant and luxurious life is beautifully portrayed and you can understand that Tom Ripley gets completely addicted to it. Sociopath or not. We see Italy at its best and the jazz music completes it.
Damon and Law are an entertaining duo and actors like Paltrow, Seymour Hoffman and Blanchett can be sent on a message. The second part is a bit less but still good. The subcutaneous tension that has been there all along comes to a head, and it's amusing to watch Ripley talk/wring/beat his way out of any sticky situation. It's not all believable but hey, I just turn a blind eye to this wonderful film.
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Fisico
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Second try for this The talented mr. Ripley and again not completely convinced. Just like
I don't find The English patient in Anthony Minghella's films a connection that convinces me of a wow effect. I have the same feeling with Matt Damon. While his performance here was decent, I continue to find him an overrated actor. He was above average in The Departed, but his top performance has to be Good Will Hunting.
The talented mr. Ripley has a long lead-up and enough attention is paid to the characters. Beautiful images of cultural Italy are reviewed and they bring atmosphere to the film. The Mediterranean atmosphere is nicely breathed in and is a plus for the film. Dickie and Tom are polar opposites, one charmismatic and extroverted, the other introverted and shy. The film is based on a lot of coincidences, which threatens credibility. The first part is still decent, but after that I had had it. I could hardly keep my attention there. A decent enough so everything taken into account as far as I'm concerned.
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