The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999):

Starring:

Matt Damon -  Tom Ripley

Gwyneth Paltrow - Marge Sherwood

Jude Law - Dickie Greenleaf

Cate Blanchett - Meredith Logue

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Freddie Miles

Jack Davenport - Peter Smith-Kingsley

James Rebhorn - Herbert Greenleaf

Sergio Rubini - Inspector Roverini

Philip Baker Hall - Alvin MacCarron

Celia Weston - Aunt Joan

Stefania Rocca - Silvana

Director:

Anthony Minghella (The English Patient)

Synopsis:

To be young and carefree amid the blue waters and idyllic landscape of sun-drenched Italy in the late 1950s; that's la dolce vita Tom Ripley craves - and Dickie Greenleaf leads. When Dickie's father, a wealthy ship builder, asks Tom to bring his errant playboy son back home to America, Dickie and his beautiful expatriate girlfriend, Marge Sherwood, never suspect the dangerous extremes to which Ripley will go to make their lifestyle his own. After all, it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.

Review:

After one viewing, has easily become one of my favourite films I have seen the past year. Everything about it was incredible. The whole movie keeps you guessing what is coming next. First of all what a great cast all around. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman are all perfect. It has moments where you might actually laugh a little out loud, but that scene will be followed by a complete moment of "wow, that is so creepy". I haven't seen a movie this smart, clever & well written in years. Matt Damon was just so awesome. Everything tied in together so well at the end. Loved it. SEE IT!!!!!

Budget: $40,000,000

Box Office: $128,798,265

Profit: $88,798,265

Rotten Tomatoes: 83%

Flixster: 75%

93%

Lead Acting: 15/15

Supporting Cast: 13/15

Plot: 10/10

Compared To The Genre: 10/10

Cinematography: 18/20

Intrigue: 18/20

Extra: 9/10