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u/GalwayBogger 20h ago
I had the exact same feeling. Watched it in my youth and thought it was totally crazy and weird. Having watched it again 20 years later I really enjoyed it, some good performances and an intriguing story
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u/staresinshamona 20h ago
Then you remembered wrong cause this is an awesome movie
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u/cricket_bacon 18h ago
Then you remembered wrong cause this is an awesome movie
I've always enjoyed the movie as well. And don't forget the film also includes Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett.
Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley is well worth a read. As it is the first book of a series, I am surprised it was developed into additional movies.
Andrew Scott's Ripley is, of course, also worth a watch.
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u/BeacanWentFishn 14h ago
Phillip Seymour Hoffman is and will always be a treat to watch, Fly high and stay cool...
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u/henscastle 18h ago
The Talented Mr. Ripley ran so Saltburn could fall head first into a pile of dirt.
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u/Sour_Joe 18h ago
Really great supporting role by PSH
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u/Cribsby_critter 13h ago
When he to-the-side-but-still-clearly-in-earshot criticizes Matt’s character’s heavy jacket choice in summer, I felt the embarrassment so hard! He was one of the great ones. RIP
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u/WorldEaterYoshi 17h ago
Watch Purple Noon. It's the French version of the same story that came out a lot earlier. It stars Alein Delon one of the best to ever do it. Terrible person but fantastic actor.
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u/Spartak_Gavvygavgav 17h ago
Have watched this ten plus times. Excellent. Disturbing, thrilling, chilling. Soundtrack is fantastic from Gabriel Yared. Excellent performances from all the cast. Cinematography is beautiful, Italy looks fantastic and the era is really well presented. One of Damon's best performances. His character is all the more disturbing due to his panicky fragility, which is not as present in the book, nor in the recent Netflix adaptation. So kudos to Anthony Minghella for that aspect also.
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u/DrinkBuzzCola 16h ago
The book is even better. The author wrote Strangers on a Train. She's brilliant. Patricia Highsmith.
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u/dr_tardyhands 17h ago
Love it! It's so uncomfortable to be rooting (sort of) for the baddie and the movie does it so well. Also a gorgeous soundtrack!
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u/jadestem 20h ago
I should watch it again. I only saw it once, in the theater, and I remember absolutely hating it.
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u/cenrepute 14h ago edited 10h ago
A very loose adaptation of the novel. I think it's better. Ripley in the novel is more sinister. He's strictly a criminal. In this movie, he's more sympathetic and stumbles through his crimes.
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u/MyDesign630 12h ago
I really wish Damon played more roles like this. It was a real shock to a lot of people when it came out because he was such a golden boy from Good Will Hunting and Saving Private Ryan.
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u/FIREful_symmetry 18h ago
They did a remake of it as a series last year. I couldn't finish it. I usually love Andrew Scott, too.
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u/TurtlishTurtle 16h ago
I loved how different it felt, especially compared to this film adaptation. I still sorely missed PSH, of course.
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u/Rheinhold 16h ago
Yes! It was the reason I went back and rewatched the original. I didn't hate the mini-series but yeah, the original is 100 times better.
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u/Dread_P_Roberts 13h ago
A coworker excitedly told me I 'needed' to see Saltburn. I watched it, and when they asked what I thought, I said, "It's a pointless, shitty ripoff of The Talented Mr. Ripley." So now a bunch of people who had never heard of this film are checking it out.
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u/Yarius515 10h ago
Speaks to how good Ripley is that now I wanna see Saltburn after seeing your review!
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u/totalretired 10h ago
Seek out Ripley’s Game - based on a later book in the series. John Malkovich, Ray Winstone and Dougray Scott. Worth a watch.
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u/DRZARNAK 18h ago
I wish it ended with Marge being dragged away, but it is a good film. I’ve seen every Highsmith adaptation, I believe.
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u/longhairedSD 18h ago
Any other good ones?
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u/Spartak_Gavvygavgav 17h ago
Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train obvs. Carol is worth a watch. But read the book (The Price of Salt) first
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u/DRZARNAK 17h ago
I like Two Faces of January and the 2009 Cry of the Owl. Honestly I’ve enjoyed all the Ripley adaptations to one degree or another too.
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u/BarkBarkyBarkBark 17h ago
I’ve watched this no less than 20 times. Love everything about it.
“Silvaaaaanaaaaa”
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u/Kurdt234 16h ago
A friend suggested the new show to me and I went in blind, loved it. I'm on the third book now but still havent seen the movie. Apparently there is a movie for every book and they all have really good actors playing Tom.
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u/Google_Knows_Already 14h ago
This is one of those movies that people absolutely loved or hated, very few in the middle from my experience of people's reactions.
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u/Glittering-Path-2824 8h ago
Truly. That said I do wonder why anyone ever accepted gwyneth paltrow in anything. she’s useless.
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u/StatisticianSure8070 6h ago
It's really good. I just watched it again a couple months ago.
Maybe a little too long - I thought it started to drag some time after San Remo. It's not that I thought it ran out of steam exactly, just that it had so goddamn much of it in the first part. Then again, I remembered the plot from years ago so I think first time watchers aren't going to feel that very much.
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u/Mean-Coffee-433 19h ago edited 19h ago
That’s because movies are formulaic market tested garbage now. The Green Mile, Toy Story 2 & galaxy quest were in theaters at the same time as the talented Mr Ripley. The matrix, 6th sense, American Beauty and Fight Club came out earlier that year.
I remember the movie being better than the 13th warrior but not as good as the Iron Giant from the same year.