Anthony Minghella

The Talented Mr. Ripley

7.4

7.6

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Director: Anthony Minghella
Main Cast: Matt Damon, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow
Soundtrack: Gabriel Yared
Cinematography: John Seale
Screenplay: Anthony Minghella

Cinema Premiere: December 25, 1999

What do critics in other countries think?

International reviews

3 foreign reviews of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

1. Fredrik Fyhr

3 / 4

Translated from swedish: The film was a prestige production, with big names and authentic Italian settings designed to boost travel agencies, but the story wasn't the typical crowd-pleaser. One of the sacred screenplay rules in Hollywood is not to alienate audiences through unsympathetic characters, and here the film seems to have a problem.
- Fredrik Fyhr
Swedish: fredrikfyhr.se »
2. Moviezine

3 / 5

Translated from swedish: Despite talented actors, "The Talented Mr. Ripley" is nothing more than an okay thriller lite.
- Katarina Emgård
Swedish: moviezine.se »
3. Nöjesguiden

3 / 6

Translated from swedish: If it weren't for Cate Blanchett's ambivalently elusive upper-class American performance, I would have urged eager moviegoers to sit at the very end of the theater row and slip out somewhere after the first murder.
Swedish: ng.se »