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List Price: $9.98 Our Price: $6.99 You Save: $2.99 Features • Anamorphic • Closed-captioned • Color • Dolby • DVD-Video • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : 25 December, 1999 DVD Release : 27 June, 2000 |
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The Talented Mr. Ripley description "I feel like I've been handed a new life," says Tom Ripley at a crucial turning point of this well-cast, stylishly crafted psychological thriller. And indeed he has, because the devious, impoverished Ripley (played with subtle depth by Matt Damon) has just traded his own identity for that of Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law), the playboy heir to a shipping f ... review details |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | The discomforting Mr. Ripley |
| This film - like the others directed by the brilliant Anthony Minghella - manages yet again to crawl under one's skin of comfort, and creates brooding emotions of empathy and revolt.
Tom Ripley - like most of the others - is a very complex character: the idealist genius with the non-ideal background, yearning for more. As a simple lie pulls him into the world of the rich and glamorous, he finds himself trapped by the intoxication of this faux success, as he mentioned to his lover with tears streaming from his anguished face: it's better to be a fake somebody, than a real nobody. It eventually leads to murder upon murder, as Tom cannot escape his yearning for acknowledgement. Matt Damon portays Mr. Ripley beautifully as he quietly 'dies' behind a mask of happiness. The supporting cast is excellent, and the boat-scene between Damon and Law being grippingly brilliant. Yet again - choosing his old time favourite - Minghella chooses Gabriel Yared to score the film, and it finishes off 'Mr. Ripley' with emotional style. Although not an easy film to watch, it remains one of my favourites. |
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