Review of Ripley's Game (2002) by Jason Y — 04 Apr 2004
The character of Tom Ripley has been played many times over the years: Dennis Hopper, Alain Delon, and Matt Damon. Barry Pepper is signed on to play Ripley in the upcoming [i]White on White[/i], and John Malkovich played him here in [i]Ripley's Game[/i]. I don't think it has to be stated that Damon was the best. For he may be the best American actor working today. Malkovich is Malkovich, and although the Ripley he plays may be more like Patricia Highsmith's novel Ripley, it isn't the intriguing and complex character Damon created with director Anthony Minghella in [i]The Talented Mr. Ripley[/i]. "It was like watching [i]Rushmore 2 [/i]and me wanting Max Fischer dead." Megan, the biggest [i]Talented Mr. Ripley [/i]fan ever, wasn't too big on the new [i]Ripley[/i]. My hatred isn't quite as adamant. It doesn't ruin [i]The Talented Mr. Ripley [/i]like [i]American Psycho 2 [/i]ruined its predecessor, but it isn't really worth seeing.
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This review of Ripley's Game (2002) was written by Jason Y on 04 Apr 2004.
Ripley's Game has generally received positive reviews.
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