I probably would have liked this more if I had not seen the first go around, The American Friend. Comparatively Ripley's Game lacks so much of the tension and subtlety that makes this story intriguing. I did not care for the two leads' take on their characters, Dougray Scott is certainly no Bruno Ganz.(5/10)
Reasonably strong thriller with good performances (Malkovich and Headey are standouts), but nothing else, cinematography, script, music, etc., really stands out, though nothing was bad. The story does get pretty shaky towards the end, and at the resolution a lot of threads seem to be hanging. I think they were trying to cash on the success of Hannibal (2001) to some degree: this Ripley lives in a huge palace in Venice and plays the harpsichord.
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Tom Ripley: Hold my watch, because if it breaks I'll kill everyone on this train.mcmakattack
I probably would have liked this more if I had not seen the first go around, The American Friend. Comparatively Ripley's Game lacks so much of the tension and subtlety that makes this story intriguing. I did not care for the two leads' take on their characters, Dougray Scott is certainly no Bruno Ganz.(5/10)On cinema at the cinema
Absolutely love this movie! Malkovich is wonderful as Ripley, and the score is nothing more than exquisite.ChrisReynolds
Reasonably strong thriller with good performances (Malkovich and Headey are standouts), but nothing else, cinematography, script, music, etc., really stands out, though nothing was bad. The story does get pretty shaky towards the end, and at the resolution a lot of threads seem to be hanging. I think they were trying to cash on the success of Hannibal (2001) to some degree: this Ripley lives in a huge palace in Venice and plays the harpsichord.Dieguito
Nooooot