I have to admit when I saw this new series come up as a recommendation on Netflix, I was highly skeptical. I very much enjoyed the 1999 Jude Law and Matt Damon film based on Patricia Highsmith's novel. That film, although a departure from its original source, was well done and brilliantly acted; adding (I think) A more human and relatable element to the character of Tom Ripley. I did read Patricia Hysmith's original novel, and found Tom Ripley to be a very cold sociopath, as (I'm sure) she intended.
I am happy to say my skepticism was put to rest.
Ripley the miniseries is absolutely brilliant!! Much truer to its literary source than the film adaptation from 1999, Tom is colder, more calculating and a true sociopath. Yet somehow, the filmmaker still makes him the antihero of the story.
Andrew Scott does here (I think) the best work of his career, the nuance of his character in every little facial gesture, movement of the eyes, calculating soliloquies... his work here is nothing less than brilliant
Many here are commenting and praising the cinematography, and I completely agree. Filmed entirely in black-and-white, With a simplicity and starkness that allows the nuances of performance, as well as every shot to blaze through the screen and transport the viewer in an Immersive experience to 1960's Europe. Every scene, every shot, every edit is well thought out and pieced together and stripped down to allow the performances to shine and transport us through every frame.
I did read the novel many years ago, and I would say this is a very true adaptation. Bravo to brilliant performances and direction and cinematography.
I am happy to say my skepticism was put to rest.
Ripley the miniseries is absolutely brilliant!! Much truer to its literary source than the film adaptation from 1999, Tom is colder, more calculating and a true sociopath. Yet somehow, the filmmaker still makes him the antihero of the story.
Andrew Scott does here (I think) the best work of his career, the nuance of his character in every little facial gesture, movement of the eyes, calculating soliloquies... his work here is nothing less than brilliant
Many here are commenting and praising the cinematography, and I completely agree. Filmed entirely in black-and-white, With a simplicity and starkness that allows the nuances of performance, as well as every shot to blaze through the screen and transport the viewer in an Immersive experience to 1960's Europe. Every scene, every shot, every edit is well thought out and pieced together and stripped down to allow the performances to shine and transport us through every frame.
I did read the novel many years ago, and I would say this is a very true adaptation. Bravo to brilliant performances and direction and cinematography.
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