The Talented Mr. Ripley1999
Rating every movie I watch this year for the first time movie 83: I watched this cause of Matt Damon and left questioning everything. I did not know much of anything going into this , I didn't even know that Mr Ripley is a book series. But back to the movie this is a wild ride, we start the film with Matt Damon playing this sorta poor closeted guy who gets an opportunity and slowly falls into a psychotic web of lies. Matt Damon's performance here is really really good, he really shows ripleys emotions well and shows how he is slowly becoming obsessed with this life he's found and how Ripley also sorta wants love. The plot of this movie is definitely off the rails and didn't make sense at some points. Jude law as dickie greenleaf does Some great acting as Jude is very good at playing a rich spoiled kid who's not fully in tap with his emotions, this was my first time really seeing a movie with Jude not playing a animated character or a superhero and he honestly delivered. Now I'm not a fan of Gwyneth Paltrow but seeing her outside of her MCU role of pepper pots was a nice treat and she honestly was good and this probbaly some of her best work. Cate blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jack Davenport were really good as a sorta side character/ensemble cast. The kills in this movie were nice and as Ripley slowly turns more and more psychotic you can just feel it. The ending really leaves you thinking and it's just one of those endings that sticks with you. Tom Ripley will definitely not be a name I forget and honestly this was a fun enjoyable head messing movie! Definitely recommend. Go watch!
