WHAT DID YOU THINK OF... THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
RT – 85%, IMDb – 7.4
Roger Ebert said:
Haley Mlotek said:
@Gideon58 said:
RT – 85%, IMDb – 7.4
Roger Ebert said:
"The movie is an intelligent a thriller as you'll see this year. It is also insidious in the way it leads us to identify with Tom Ripley. He is the protagonist, we see everything through his eyes ... He's a monster, but we want him to get away with it." (read full review here)
"Minghella keeps Highsmith’s thriller element, though loses the noir in favor of tortured love: A heist movie in slow motion, Ripley’s motives reveal themselves in the moment. But he comes to the melodrama genre honestly, with much coded commentary on unspoken assumptions." (read full review here)
"Minghella's intelligent screenplay is matched by his crisp and detailed direction that always raises questions for me every time I have watched this film, but the brilliant performances by Matt Damon and Jude Law, who received a Best Supporting Actor nomination are a primary selling point as well." (read full review here)
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