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The Talented Mr Ripley [DVD] [2000]
enlarge	Director: Anthony Minghella Actors: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy New: £2.72 as of 24/11/2009 15:30 GMT details You Save: £15.27 (85%) New (18) Used (23) Collectible (1) from £2.20 Seller: direct_offers_uk Rating: 45 reviews Sales Rank: 3888 Format: Widescreen, PAL Languages: English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 DVD Layers: 2 DVD Sides: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 133 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5017188882729 ASIN: B00004U419 Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1999 Release Date: January 8, 2001 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review "I feel like I've been handed a new life", says Tom Ripley at a crucial turning point of this well-cast, stylishly crafted psychological thriller. And indeed he has, because the devious, impoverished Ripley (played with subtle depth by Matt Damon) has just traded his own identity for that of Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law), the playboy heir to a shipping fortune who has become Ripley's model for a life worth living. Having been sent by Dickie's father to retrieve the errant son from Italy, Ripley has smoothly ingratiated himself with Dickie and his lovely, unsuspecting fiancée, Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow). In due course, the sheer evil of Ripley's amoral scheme will be revealed.pSuperbly adapted from the acclaimed novel by Patricia Highsmith (also the basis of the acclaimed French version, IPurple Noon/I), IThe Talented Mr Ripley/I is writer-director Anthony Minghella's impressive follow-up to his Oscar-winning triumph IThe English Patient/I. Recreating late-1950s Italy in exacting detail, the film captures the sensuousness of Ila dolce vita/I while developing the fracturing of Ripley's mind as his crimes grow increasingly desperate. And where Hitchcock was necessarily discreet with the homosexual subtext of Highsmith's IStrangers on a Train/I, Minghella brings it out of the closet, increasing the dramatic tension and complexity of Ripley's psychological breakdown. Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett are excellent in pivotal supporting roles, and the film's final image is utterly effective: Ripley's talents have gone too far, and this study of class distinction, obsession and deadly desire reaches a disturbing yet richly appropriate conclusion. --IJeff Shannon, Amazon.com/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...9 Next » The very talented Mr Minghella makes waves not ripples. . . August 31, 2000 14 out of 14 found this review helpful This is an absolutely must see film. It is haunting, and very tense. I wasn't sure that Matt Damon was the best actor for this role, but the more I've watched his performance the more I am captivated by his sociopathic portrayal of Ripley. I thought the end sequence with Peter was absolutely blood tingling - and Jack Davenport (from the BBC's This Life) adds marvellous support to a top notch cast. The extras on this DVD are incredible. Minghella's academic commentary is excellent. For example, I wasn't aware that Cate Blanchett's character wasn't in the book, so now I've got to read Patricia Highsmith's novel! And the way Minghella informs how he condensed the first 40 pages of the novel into 4 pages of script, to produce a wonderful prologue to his film, demonstrates his excellence as a screenwriter and director. The cast interviews are worth buying the DVD for alone. Overall, this is an excellent format that truly offers value for money - and Mr Ripley is one of the most haunting films I have seen for years, and can now see time and time again. matt damon is really rather good. November 20, 2003 S. Hapgood 10 out of 10 found this review helpful I didn't take to this at all the first time I saw it, it felt far too long (actually I still think that), and that it was overly-sanitised. I didn't feel you got much idea of Tom Ripley being the disturbed young man that he is. Having seen it a couple more times since I've changed my mind, and that's all down to Matt Damon's acting. A lot of Hollywood actors wouldn't even want to attempt a role like this, but he does it to perfection. There is nothing overblown or overly-theatrical in his acting, which considering the role he's playing would have been easy for any second-rate actor to do.pThe filming is lush and sumptous, both in the first hour which is set in gorgeous southern Italy, (captured beautifully), and the second part of the film which moves north. Jude Law does a good job of playing the handsome yet excrutiatingly-superficial Dickie Greenleaf, although Gwyneth Paltrow seems to spend most of the film looking rather at a loss as to what she's supposed to do with herself, which I guess to be fair is pretty much like the character she's playing! Cate Blanchett has a stronger role as the geeky poor-little-rich-girl heiress who befriends Ripley. One of the pivotal themes to the story is the snobbery which runs rampent in the world which Ripley longs to join, and you know that Blanchett's character wouldn't be anywhere near as friendly to him if she knew who he was really Tom Ripley, toilet-attendant.pThe homosexual undertones are exactly that, undertones. You do feel for Ripley's frustration at not being able to be honest about his feelings for Dickie, and know that this crowd would tear him apart if they really guessed the truth. The plot is as complex as any Hitchcock thriller, and it is astonishing the knots it gets itself into in the second half of the film. And being a jazz buff I thought the music was pretty good too. My favourite film ever!! yay Jack Davenport hops madly September 26, 2003 8 out of 8 found this review helpful When I was first told about this film I thought that it sounded boring, like any run of the mill thriller. However, a few weeks after I was given it I decided to watch it just so I could say I had seen it. I watched it, then watched it again, and again and again because I never got tired of it. It is a superb, finely-crafted psychological thriller, which keeps you riveted as to what Tom Ripley will do next, and also makes you think a lot about how far into madness he is sinking. Each of the characters is played brilliantly by their actors and actresses, with stunning performances from all, whether you hate the actual character or not. I hate Meredith (grr...) but she is played exceedingly well by Cate Blanchett.brThe ending is amazing, and leaves you sitting there shaking the TV yelling "NO!!! That can't be the end dammit!! Keep playing keep playing!!" I won't give the ending away but... sniffbrThe DVD extras are good too, the interviews show that the actors understood their roles, but my only quibble is PETER. Why isn't he mentioned? He is in it about the same amount as Meredith is, but he isn't mentioned at all, which I think is a bit odd since he is a fairly important character. Maybe I only think this because I am a big fan of Tom Ripley and Peter Smith-Kingsley... and of Jack Davenport.pTo conclude, this is a brilliant movie. Truly well-crafted. But I hasten to caution you - not everyone will like this - this is a movie for people who like detail in films and like following very subtle mood changes and how they progress towards full-out madness. Some people just won't "get" this film and therefore will find it boring. BUT out of the nine of my friends who I know have watched this so far, three are really obsessed (as I am), five of them really liked it (and three of those five bought it after seeing it at my house), and only one person didn't like it and she doesn't like any movies except Star Wars. So most people will like this film, and if you don't maybe you need to watch it again and pay more attention - the greatness lies in the detail.pMy favourite film of all time!! gripping and enthralling February 22, 2005 5 out of 5 found this review helpful when i saw a trailer for this film in the cinema i thought it looked very good, however it was one of those films i never quite got around to seeing. when the recent torrent of jude law films were released i was very impressed by the quality of his acting and, of course his good looks. this was just the push i needed to buy Ripley. pthe film is every bit as good as id imagined. Damon steals the show away from anyone else, somehow managing to create a character who you can empathise with despite all the terrible things that he does. his mixture of innocence and passion for the new life he has found makes him a truely likeable characer, and i suprised myself by willing him to not get caught and wishing for his happiness. Law also lived up to my very high expectations of him, he creates a character based on a person that everyone knows, with so much fun and charisma. the kind of person that everyone wants to be best friends with. he also manges the near impossible task of making even Matt Damon look ugly! the thing i liked most about the characterisation of both characters was the way in which they should really both have been disliked, but somehow it was impossible to do so. paltrow is also good, but not up to the standard of either of the male leads. far more impressive is the extremely tallented Blanchette, who shows us a complex character and tells us some more about Ripley's personalitypthe scenery is also worth a mention. as someone who had the best holiday of thier life in venice, the various itallian cities we see offer a real feel of luxury and escapism, and the beauty of it only makes laws character look more at home and damon's character more of an outsider. the film has real energy throughout a lot of it, with jazz being a large part of the soundtrack and giving the oppurtunity for the wonderful scene in which Dickie takes Tom to a Jazz club. pi really enjoyed this film and felt it really challenged and confused me with its perceptions of right and wrong and good and bad characters. it advocates that nothing is black and white. Stylish locations an enthralling plot. March 25, 2008 Sizzle (UK) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful This is an intelligent captivating film which is based upon the art of deception thinking on your feet. br /Set in the 1950's ,a time when the world was simpler less commercial, it captures the wonderful decadence of post war Italy the way that an outsider, Tom Ripley, worms his way into a world that is way above his station. br /It's well acted has the plot develops at steady pace. Recommended Showing reviews 1-5 of 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...9 Next »

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