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Ripley (2024) Netflix Series Review
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Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home. Tom's acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder. The limited series drama is based on Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels.
Andrew Scott plays Tom Ripley. Dakota Fanning plays Marge Sherwood. Johnny Flynn plays Dickie Greenleaf. Additional cast include: Eliot Sumner, Maurizio Lombardi, Margherita Buy with John Malkovich, Kenneth Lonergan and Ann Cusack.
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@Luchino 5 месяцев назад

Yes, it is slow, but slow in the way that “Vertigo” is slow. Definitely worth watching. Scott will win big awards. His performance is a tour de force.

@Yojimb001 4 месяца назад

Love that comparison to Vertigo and I think there is a very Hitchcockian feel to this version of Ripley. The scene with the disguise and the Caravaggio parallels was priceless.

@azcurlygurl 5 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed this version! The movie made it seem that Tom got away with everything so easily. This series demonstrated the difficulty and made the peril feel all the more real. His desperation was shown as he moved from place to place and the accommodations became smaller and smaller, from luxury to bare bones. Dakota did a lot with her expressions given the little dialogue she had. I could feel her thinking. The slow pace I think was to immerse the viewer in the setting, because as you said, this is the lifestyle of Italy. The cinematography was outstanding and every frame looked like a photograph. I found it an interesting choice for the only color to be the cat's paw prints.

@freebee8221 5 месяцев назад

Well he still kindof got away with it in this one too. I was hoping for a bigger pay off than just that picture of dickie in the book. That made no sense btw, why would marge send her book to that cop she didn't even like.

@robertparsons313 5 месяцев назад

The cat saw everything.

@rhk4680 5 месяцев назад

Amazing show. The slow burn aspect is what makes it so suspenseful and nerve racking

@bobburroughs6241 5 месяцев назад

A great series definitely worth another watch.

@peterthompson6984 5 месяцев назад

watching the 1 st episode i was amazed at the cinemaphotography and lighting and the set up of the scenes just stunning every shot was so well thought out

@theodorapriska9860 5 месяцев назад

This version, is like reading the book. I liked it very very much.

@ememobongnkana 5 месяцев назад

I think the black and white made it stand out

@jab-ll1vr Месяц назад

This is great movie aesthetically and the use of cine-noire is great. Scott is an excellent actor but his interpretation of Tom Ripley comes across as more of a Norman Bates than a Ripley. In the end, as a viewer, the plausibility of Dickie actually welcoming a psycho like Ripley into his home seems really unlikely. This unbelievability limits the enjoyment of the series.

@kiaoragin 5 месяцев назад

I've read the Ripley books and seen all the films made on this character and I really ,loved this version. The American Friend is another wonderful Ripley film with Bruno Ganz and Dennis Hopper as Ripley.

@AlGreenLightThroughGlass 5 месяцев назад

In an age that demands retention editing, car chases and instant gratification, the slow burn and understated approach is not to all tastes. It is to mine. Every frame is a painting, breathtaking composition and lighting is worth watching alone.

@warl0ck2 5 месяцев назад

I think that this may be just the beginning of trying to adapt all of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley books.

@AleksandarBloom 5 месяцев назад

Are the sequels any good? How would you rank them?

@geraldoleary1259 5 месяцев назад

Why do most reviewers (as here) refer to only two 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' versions? There are 3. The original was made in 1960. Plein Soleil or Purple Moon in English. (And a few other adaptations from other Ripley books). It must be a generational thing as I notice younger reviewers go on about slow pacing, black and white cinematography as negatives. Books take time and are in black and white....why shouldn't films sometimes exude the same quality. I found this version quite brilliant, to be honest. One or two quibbles but overall a tour de force with nods to Hitchcock and Fellini and some sly subtle humour throughout. I read the book many moons ago, and this really gets closer storywise. I love all three screen versions.

@TheRubyTuesday 5 месяцев назад

Good point. Maybe it is a generational thing but I am 45.

@geraldoleary1259 5 месяцев назад

@@TheRubyTuesday 22 years younger than me. You're young ....lucky thing.

@Yojimb001 4 месяца назад

So much going on with this series. I'm watching it for the second time before I do my online review. Some key things I noted the first time I watched it. There is a degree of homo-erotic tension between Dickie and Tom but neither one seems overly interested in pursuing it. Marge becomes the interloper between the two and later on when she realizes that Dickie is gone...I almost felt like she was looking to latch onto Tom as at least Dickie's temporary replacement (she did leave her bedroom door open as she was sleeping nude in plain view of Tom in episode eight). The statues and animals always seem to be impartial observers to Tom's actions and crimes, yet they pass no judgement. Tom started out as a total loser but when he saw this opportunity open up, he took it and he made something bigger out of it than he ever anticipated. In this sense Tom became a master at his game to the point of being able to even cleverly manipulate several Italian detectives into making them think his truth is the absolute truth. The cameo by John Malkovich was pretty clever too, especially if you have seen the film Ripley's Game (2004)

@gohb29 5 месяцев назад

I watched the movie, I enjoyed it very much. I am 4 episode into the series, it has a few eye candies that draw the viewers, 1. Italy, 2. Italy in Black and White, very much like watching the famous films La Dolce Vita & 8 1/2 style, 3, the cinematography is just beautiful.

@janetsmith8566 5 месяцев назад

Thank you. I agree with you. I think the black and white was unnecessary and detracted. Perhaps they could have done sequences in bl n wh, to emphasise a particular scene, but 8 hours of it was too much. Better to use that in a city setting, or something set in the 1940s. IMO.

@patientdD420 5 месяцев назад

Interesting, very interesting 🤔

@helenc1943 5 месяцев назад

I loved the film. It is difficult to compare the two. But as others have commented this IS the book, apart from the Caravaggio thread which added beauty and was appropriate. Perhaps one third of the film ihas nothing to do with Patricia Highsmith. The Cate Blanchett character, the Italian fling by Dickie and the pregnancy, the homexual aspect which Highsmith only alluded to and that third murder and the homosexual relationship are all introduced by the director. Netflix would never create something of this quality but are taking the credit. It was made by Showtime in 2021 and they had to sell off a lot of their stock and sold it to Netflix for a song apparently. It is amazing but I am 80 so am used to having to think.

@muckmuckthageneral2691 5 месяцев назад

The series is better than the movie imo, it was great.

@TheRubyTuesday 5 месяцев назад

That's just your opinion and you are entitled to it. 😊

@muckmuckthageneral2691 5 месяцев назад

@@TheRubyTuesday Yeah, I know, that's what imo means, lol

@TheRubyTuesday 5 месяцев назад

I don't really speak in abbreviations or emoji's. So that isn't a thing for me. Apologies.@@muckmuckthageneral2691

@SevenSeasDrama 5 месяцев назад

I haven't read the book (read some other books by this author, but very long time ago), but watched the movie. I never had plans to watch this, because as you said the movie was good enough, and I didn't feel the material itself was that deep or interesting to warrant a series. But, I was curious to hear thoughts neverthless.

@andrerad10active88 5 месяцев назад

Sounds like a great series to watch with my gf.

@chrisdelisle3954 3 месяца назад

I thought it was phenomenal. From beginning to end. I haven't watched the movie from '99, yet, but will do so. Can't see how it could top this version, though.

@catcadenza2493 4 месяца назад

I really enjoyed this series. Beautifully filmed, acted and paced.

@DSR99999 5 месяцев назад

You said 3 and put 4 Nicholas Cages Clip

@TheRubyTuesday 5 месяцев назад

Whoops 😂

@shootingamerica3646 5 месяцев назад

I love that it is "drawn out", marinating in that delicious cinematography and relishing on Andrew Scott's eyes.

@_taxman_ 5 месяцев назад

I'm three episodes in and deciding whether to keep sinking time into this slog fest. The 1999 movie was perfect, gripping, and perfectly cast, and acted. This version is terribly cast. Some 40 year olds trying to play 20 year olds? An almost 50 year old Ripley is recruited cause, [not kidding]: the father wants him to talk his 40 year old son into coming home for no particular reason. Why Tom? Well, he heard Tom knew his son, even though they hadn't even met, doesn't know where Tom is, hires a PI to track down this nobody with no relation and the PI couldn't even confirm that detail!?) It just doesn't work and so off putting, all you can think of are these bizarre plot holes that are consuming your entire mental bandwidth that you're ignoring the nothingness transpiring on screen... Also, Philip Seymour Hoffman's 1999 performance is one of my all time favorites and they decide to gender swap his character with a zero charisma woman? Why? They still call the character "Freddy", yet her performance is nails on a chalkboard cringe. The dialogue and characters are so boring and forgettable that you really end up not caring what happens next. All in all, this version is a fail on all fronts besides the beautifully shot cinematography. Skip it, and just watch the 1999 classic.

@janetsmith8566 5 месяцев назад

1999 version is still tops IMO.

@adiloren13 3 месяца назад

Total masterpiece.

@pahis1248 5 месяцев назад

If I watch this It´s because I like that actor.

@jamessergeant2136 20 дней назад

Having seen the movie recently, the slow pace of this series really built up the tension. I knew bad things were coming and the slowness made me sit with that discomfort for a painfully long time.

@uweborsch1946 26 дней назад

Absolutely. Looks btw. way better than anything I have seen in here.

@shinedelanoire7515 2 месяца назад

Barely ploughed through to the end of the 1st episode, imo one of the most boring things overrated things on tv

@suzetteanthony5181 5 месяцев назад

The black and white was classic, Both movies were good

@pattywolford 5 месяцев назад

Mixed feelings...yes. Cinematography was amazing. The series started to stretch itself out around episode 3. I stopped watching, but later went back and finished to last episode. I love the Ripley books and the movie. This series wasn't as good as either, but still worth watching.

@sirbantzalot 5 месяцев назад

Matt Damon: tell me some nice things..................................................................................... Andrew Scott: Matt has nightmares, and has someone that loves him Andrew Scott: Matt is Crushing me, Matt is Crushing Me ( gasp ) Matt Damon: ( Sobbing ) Andrew Scott: Matt your' crushiiiii ugh( struggles to breath ) Matt Damon : oh god ( sobbing ) Andrew Scott: uughhgg aaggh ( struggles to breath)

@freebee8221 5 месяцев назад

I liked it but i wanted more pay off in the end