Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

ShangLuda Admirable film.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

dale-51649 The movie is basically about a poor boy in the 1950s; he lives in NYC area and doesn't have much going for him , other than being able to lie on the fly incredibly well. He uses this ability to insert himself into the lives of some rich and beautiful people. Matt Damon plays the po boy, and Jude Law the rich one. Some have criticized Damon's performance, but I think it was great. His quiet self consciousness was realistic, and just a little bit creepy, very believable.. The rest of the actors were also perfectly cast, even Paltrow, the weakest of the crew. Harvey Weinstein nailed it when he cast Gwyneth Paltrow as "Marge"the amenable love interest of Law. Her acting abilities , or lack there of, become irrelevant as she plays the rich girl too cool for school( "I hated that Park Avenue crowd") , she runs off to Paris to write some self important novel that won't sell but doesn't need to, Daddy is rich. i know, quite the stretch.... It is nearly a perfect movie, the dialogue is perfect 1950s "prep". Years before Ally McGraw accused Ryan O'Neil of being one, preppies were flourishing in Europe on their American Daddy's dime,

peter_lantz I'm apparently going against the grain of most of the reviews on IMDb, but I'm OK with that, I think it's good to have diverse opinions. I had watched this movie in great anticipation as all I've heard is that this is one of the best movies. I'll start with the things I liked. What I liked:All the acting is done very very well, there are for sure some great acting by some AAA actors. Matt Damon and Jude Law and other actors own their roles and are very believable. The setting was amazing as well, and very immersive. What I disliked:I didn't like the plot at all. I think the writers for the movie were confused on where they wanted to take the film. I saw the Matt Damon character eventually taking over the Jude Law's character's life, but I was disappointed with how that all happened. Granted, I haven't read the book, so I don't know the source material, so it probably follows the source material, which I'm sure I wouldn't have been a fan of either. I was wishing they would have capitalized on the abilities of copying people a little more than they did. I felt that was wasted on him trying to cover his tracks, which it turns out he wasn't very talented at. What I was kinda hoping the movie would do was the, Matt Damon's character had been studying Jude's character ever since he'd been there. The letters he was sending were actually letters to slowly take over Jude's life so by the time Jude was about to call it quits, on paper, Matt Damon was Jude Law, and Matt Damon had everything, the money, girl, house, etc. In the end Matt Damon just looked like a creepy stupid serial killer, that wasn't 'Talented' at all and will eventually get caught, because he's dumb. I hated the ending, and while I understand not every story has a happy ending, I was hoping he'd get caught and have the book thrown at him. The whole back story of why Jude's character thrown in there and the investigator giving the wink and the nod to Matt Damon to not say anything didn't work for me. I gave this film a 4 because the actors/acting is the only thing that makes this movie watchable for me. If this wasn't on point, it would have been a 1 for sure.

Davis P The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) really is one of the best crime thrillers I've ever seen. The film is set in late 1950's, it centers around Tom Ripley, a man who gets hired by Jude Law's father to go to Italy and persuade him to come back to America. When he does and gets to know him and his fiancé (Gwenyth Paltrow), things take a different turn.... The plot to this movie is very layered, and that is one of the many things that makes it great. One thing is for sure, if you like crime thrillers then you are sure to love this one. The acting is another great part about this movie. Almost all the actors were coming off of big hits when this movie came out, and every cast members great acting abilities are showcased. Matt Damon is absolutely fabulous here, it's probably the best performance I've seen him give in his career. And Paltrow's performance is very good here too... I loved her dramatic scenes, I really thought she nailed it. Jude Law and Cate Blanchett are good in their roles as well, I honesty think that Damon deserved an academy award nomination more than Law did. The writing in the movie elevates everything and really pulls it all together. Overall I 100% recommend this film this film to everyone! 10/10.

alexdeleonfilm Viewed at the Berlin Film Festival, 2000 Anthony Minghella's thriller "The Talented Mister Ripley" has been a big commercial success as a multi-star vehicle but by no means a critical success – far inferior to it's 1959 French predecessor "Purple Noon" (Plein Soleil) of which it is a direct remake dressed up in Hollywood glitz. The story centers on a wily loser from New York (Matt Damon) who befriends a wealthy American ex-pat in Italy (ajude Law) then murders him and steals his identity. This film was probably selected because it is the director's follow-up to the much heralded "English Patient" of 1996. While Matt Damon was oddly appealing as the psychotic antihero of the title, his interpretation of the role doesn't hold a candle to Alain Delon's definitively sinister Ripley in the René Clément version. Nor can Jude Law's over-the-top "Dickie Greenleaf"  begin to compare with Maurice Ronet's super-cool reading of the same part in '59. Cate Blanchett and Gwyneth Paltrow fill out the feminine side of the cast. Philip Seymour Hoffman nearly steals the show in a small role as the creepy guy who is on to Damon's deadly stealing of another person's identity. Not bad as far as remakes go "The Talented Mister Ripley" is a flashy piece of contemporary entertainment but is far from rating as a serious festival contender.