The Talented Mr. Ripley Reviews
Common Sense Media
Full of murder and deceit; too violent for kids.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Top CriticFamiliarity is the watchword of this overblown opus, which neglects holes in the plot to play up its postmodern theme of identity as pastiche -- a clear case of the pot calling the kettle black.
Film4
The blend of Minghella's gloss and Damon's steel results in a psychological thriller of huge style and depth. A very good movie.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Dark Horizons
This is certainly no fast-paced nail-biting thriller, but much rather a slow-paced intriguing drama very reminiscent of Hitchcock films.
eFilmCritic.com
Ripley morphs into a well-meaning kid who yearns to be somebody. He's deprived, not depraved.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Big Picture Big Sound
The Talented Mr. Ripley is lovely wrapping without much to say.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
On balance, The Talented Mr. Ripley is worth seeing more for its undeniably delightful journey than its final destination.
Not only is it an elegantly polished affair, with top notch performances all round, and magnificent camerawork and editing, it's also acutely aware of how class, money and sex shape desire and resentment.
Combustible Celluloid
The Master of Suspense would never have turned in a movie this sloppy.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Film Threat
When Law leaves in the middle, the whole film just sags.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Reeling Reviews
Minghella, once again, shows his eclectic talents.
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| Original Score: B+
It's a gorgeously unsettling film. You can hide in the shadows, but luminescence exposes who you are, and the only escape is into another identity.
Hollywood.com
In a career-making performance, the saxophone-blowing, tantrum-throwing Law plays Dickie with such vigor and energy that when he exits, the light dims slightly from the film...
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| Original Score: 4/5
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
We all knew Damon was a fine actor after Good Will Hunting, but The Talented Mr. Ripley takes him much further much faster than anyone could have expected.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
In a starry line-up it's Jude Law who commands most presence, playing the charmer so well that his absence in the latter half leaves a gaping void.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Even before its release, The Talented Mr. Ripley has attracted some mighty serious analytic attention.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Film Quips Online
The Talented Mr. Ripley is creepy and suspenseful, and well-acted, but too long.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Sight and Sound
The Talented Mr. Ripley is worth more than a peep.
Netflix
Tense tale combines travel magazine gloss with Alfred Hitchcock's dark heart.
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| Original Score: 5/5
ViewLondon
An undeniable masterpiece.
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| Original Score: 4/5
