The film feels warm but unsettled, as if hinting at approaching storms; the score, too, flits from lugubrious to manic.

| Apr 3, 2023

The menace builds as Tom’s deceptions pile up and the locations — Rome, Venice, cliffside Positano — are as gorgeous as the cast.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 22, 2022

A decidedly dark and demented sort of polished gem, all spectacular surfaces masking a fundamentally rotten core.

| Feb 2, 2021

The sumptuous production, eclectic score, grand performances and engrossing moments of suspense make Ripley one the year's finer offerings.

| Feb 21, 2019

Minghella puts us inside Ripley's head, inviting us to share his envy and giddy excitement even as we recognize his warped need to be someone he's not.

| Feb 16, 2018

"The Talented Mr. Ripley" slithers along with great elegance and purpose for most of Ripley's reign, stumbling only at the end when Minghella trips on the limitations imposed by his own updated psychoanalysis.

| Original Score: A- | Sep 7, 2011

Familiarity is the watchword of this overblown opus, which neglects holes in the plot to play up its postmodern theme of identity as pastiche -- a clear case of the pot calling the kettle black.

| Mar 18, 2008

On balance, The Talented Mr. Ripley is worth seeing more for its undeniably delightful journey than its final destination.

| Apr 27, 2007

Not only is it an elegantly polished affair, with top notch performances all round, and magnificent camerawork and editing, it's also acutely aware of how class, money and sex shape desire and resentment.

| Jun 24, 2006

It's a gorgeously unsettling film. You can hide in the shadows, but luminescence exposes who you are, and the only escape is into another identity.

Full Review | Aug 7, 2004

In a starry line-up it's Jude Law who commands most presence, playing the charmer so well that his absence in the latter half leaves a gaping void.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 20, 2003

Even before its release, The Talented Mr. Ripley has attracted some mighty serious analytic attention.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 25, 2003

The Talented Mr. Ripley is worth more than a peep.

| Dec 2, 2002

If anybody can create sympathy for the devil, the angelic Matt Damon can.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jun 18, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 18, 2002

Minghella's -- and Damon's -- triumph here is in making Ripleys of us all.

| Sep 10, 2001

Just the thing to clear your Capra-glutted holiday movie palate.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 21, 2001

And there are good reasons to see the new film, both for the scenery and the generally fine acting.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

The Talented Mr. Ripley is a purposeful visual feast.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Seductive and stylish.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000