Review of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) by Robert A — 14 Feb 2018

The lead cast are superb in this film, especially Matt Damon. I never realised before how good he was in this film. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and especially Philip Seymour Hoffman are brilliant. This film is a terrific film, it's stylish, and beautifully well made.

The only problem is it doesn't explain itself enough: for example, it doesn't give us enough insight into Ripley's character and why he is who he is. We are just made to believe he is good at lying and deception and fraud, but there's no proof of that.

I also think that the first half of the film up until Dickies death is the best half.