Reviews of "Talented Mr. Ripley" will appeal to all fans of modern cinema. This is a popular crime drama by Anthony Mingella, based on the novel of the same name by the American writer Patricia Highsmith in 1999. In this article, we will talk about the brief content of the picture, about the actors who performed the main roles, and give the audience feedback.
Plot
The reviews of "Talented Mr. Ripley" say that the director turned out a good adaptation. In addition, he managed to attract world-famous actors to the work.
The story is dedicated to a scammer named Tom Ripley. The film takes place in the late 1950s. Tom is the most ordinary and ordinary person who dreams of a rich life in the highest circles of society.
One day, luck smiles at him. The main character gets acquainted with one of the wealthiest people in America, he manages to rub his confidence in him. As a result, Ripley receives a tempting offer to go to Italy with a specific mission: he will have to convince the unlucky son of a rich man to stop wasting money right and left, and then return home to do the real thing.
So Tom meets Dicky Greenleaf and his fiancee Marge Sherwood. The luxurious life that lovers lead, strikes the protagonist. At the same time, he easily manages to win the favor of Dickie, the young man even becomes attached to him. Together they spend whole days.
It soon turns out that Dicky is the one who quickly gets carried away and just as quickly cools to much that surrounds him. The poorly educated Tom, who is clearly not from his circle, quickly becomes boring to the rich man.
Now Ripley has to show her talents: a workshop imitating the habits and voices of people, as well as the ability to fake signatures in documents.
It seems that the circumstances themselves have this effect. During a quarrel, Tom accidentally kills Dickie, and then decides to take his place in life.
Denouement
The ending of "Talented Mr. Ripley" was especially discussed in reviews. Interestingly, the film significantly softened some of the cruel motifs present in the novel.
For example, Tom kills Dickie by accident, although in the book it was a premeditated crime. In addition, at the end of the novel, the protagonist is exposed, but Mingella decided to open the finale.
In the last episode, Tom kills his lover Peter in the cabin of the ship in order to eliminate the last witness to his insidious plan, but Ripley's further fate remains unknown.
Awards and nominations
There have been many positive reviews of the film "Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999). The film received five nominations for the Oscar.
Jude Law claimed the award for Best Supporting Actor, director Mingella for the script, Gabriel Yared for music, Bruno Caesary and Roy Walker for the work of artists, Gary Jones and Ann Roth for costume design. The ribbon never received a single figurine.
The film was nominated in five nominations for the Golden Globe, but even without prizes.
Matt Damon
In reviews of the film "The Talented Mr. Ripley", praise from most critics was earned by lead singer Matt Damon. He was even nominated for this work for the Golden Globe Award, but Denzel Washington won the award for his role as Rubin Carter in the sports drama Hurricane.
Matt Damon is a popular contemporary American actor. He was born in Massachusetts in 1970. He made his debut on the big screen in 1988 in the romantic comedy of Donald Petrie "Mystic Pizza" - it was a very small episode.
Popularity fell upon him in an instant, when he played the title character in the drama by Gus Van Sant "Clever Will Hunting." He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, but as a result received a statuette for the best original screenplay, proving to everyone that he is not only a talented artist.
In his career, he was twice nominated for this prestigious award as an actor. Film academics appreciated his work in Clint Eastwood’s sports drama “Unconquered” and Ridley Scott’s science fiction blockbuster “The Martian,” but there weren’t more statuettes in his collection.
Jude Law
Judging by the reviews of "Talented Mr. Ripley," another vivid acting work in this film is an image created by British actor Jude Law. He played the son of the wealthy Dicky Greenleaf.
Low was born in Greater London in 1972. In episodic roles, he began acting in films in the late 80s.
Glory came to him just after this drama of Mingella. He was nominated for an Oscar, immediately turning into one of the most popular and sought-after British actors of our time.
He achieved such success once again when in 2003 he again claimed the prestigious statuette after participating in the military melodrama Mingella's Cold Mountain, but even then the victory passed him by.
Now Low continues to work in Hollywood. Currently filming in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Rainy Day in New York.
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow in this film plays the bride Dicky Marge Sherwood. A Los Angeles native was born in 1972.
At the time of filming in the film "Talented Mr. Ripley" was at the peak of fame, as she had just won an Oscar for starring in John Madden’s melodramatic comedy Shakespeare in Love. So getting Paltrow was a great success. For this role, she received the US Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe.
In recent years, its popularity has not declined. Among recent works, it should be noted active participation in the film adaptation of comics, where she plays the role of Virginia Potts. In this image, Gwyneth appears in Avengers, Iron Man 3 and the picture Spider-Man: Homecoming.
The meaning of the picture
The audience argued a lot about the meaning of the film "Talented Mr. Ripley." In order to unravel the director’s plan, you should turn to his statements, in which he admitted that at first he was just carried away by a novel, and then he realized that he had a lot in common with the main character.
The idea of ​​kidnapping at a subconscious level is close to many emigrants, who was Mingella himself. Such people, according to the director, constantly live with the feeling that they are in a world to which they do not really belong.
The result was a story about a man who seemed to snuggle his nose against the glass. Behind him, he sees an amazing, but such a distant world with which he has no and will never have anything in common.
Opinions
Most reviews of Talented Mr. Ripley were positive. Viewers admitted that for many this film has become a favorite. Impeccably impeccable and exciting acting. Matt Damon masterfully transforms throughout the film from an inconspicuous and even ridiculous young man into a man who does not stop at anything, moving towards his goal. He is capable of anything, even murder.
According to critics of “Talented Mr. Ripley,” this is one of the best roles in the career of Judah Law, whose character came out incredibly vibrant and vibrant.
It is worth noting the work of costumers: not in vain, and in this nomination the tape was nominated for an Oscar. The clothes on Greenleaf's dude look especially symbolic, for which it becomes a kind of way of self-expression. It is amazing how relaxed and natural he looks in canvas pants and a jacket with a tie.
To summarize, it should be noted that most viewers who saw the film, definitely recommend it for viewing.