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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
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"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 fortune who has become Ripley's model for a life worth living. Having been sent by Dickie's father to retrieve the errant son from Italy, Ripley has smoothly ingratiated himself with Dickey and his lovely, unsuspecting fiancée, Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow). In due course, the sheer evil of...
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One of my favorites.
This story of a tragic little man who wants to be so much more and does almost anything he can do to get it is a heart-breaking thriller from start to finish.
Matt Damon gives, arguably, the greatest performance of his career as Tom Ripley. He is spell-binding and terrifying in his strange...
(complete The Talented Mr. Ripley review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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