Chiara Caselli, Dougray Scott, Emidio La Vella
The continuing story of Tom Ripley, a career criminal who has amassed his wealth through various illicit activities, including murder. He is married and living in France, when the necessity arises to ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 30, 2004
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January 12, 2009Tom Ripley (John Malkovich) is spending his middle age in quiet comfort with his lover, Luisa (Chiara Caselli), in a posh Italian villa paid for by the spoils of his criminal youth. His peace is interrupted by the arrival of Reeves (Ray Winstone), his cockney cohort in a counterf...( read more)
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June 9, 2008Good Cast...Great Locations...A Surprisingly Mediocre Film.
I think if you go into this with no knowledge of any of the other "Ripley" films, you will probably enjoy this a lot more then I did.
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May 20, 2008Tom Ripley, formerly played by Matt Damon returns for another thriller, in this in the shape of John Malkovich. The look, feel and direction of the movie sometimes feels really old-fashioned, almost like a French film noir from the 70s. Accordingly the pace is rather slow, but th...( read more)
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February 17, 2008Already superbly adapted by Wim Wenders as "The American Friend", and with Anthony Minghella's stylish prequel "The Talented Mr Ripley" lingering pleasantly in the memory, the odds were stacked against "Ripley's Game" from the outset, but it's still a disappointment given some of...( read more)
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October 14, 2009October 2009 - The success of the movie depends so much on the character and unique acting of John Malcovitch. Other actings are also very decent and overall make a pretty attractive movie worthy of watching for the second time.
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September 18, 2009Honestly, not as good as Matt Damon's version, but still a very good adaptation of Liliana Cavani about Patricia Highsmith's novel. The definitive highlight of this well-structured film is John Malkovich: he's outstanding. A satisfying version of the elegant character we all know...( read more)
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September 15, 2009I think I'm so use to movies moving so fast with multiple threats occuring simultaneously that this movie failed to meet my expectations. It was too slow for me.
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September 10, 2009really liked this movie. Malkovich sure can act. and dead can dance on the soundtrack, it was superb.better rating for that alone.
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August 21, 2009I didn't enjoy this film! I liked the engaging cast and believable characters but it lacked excitement and bored me! It was straight forward but pointless!
Critic Reviews
March 11, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
February 11, 2004
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
The movie may, late in Cavani's career, come to be seen as her best work. full review
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