The Talented Mr. Ripley (film) Currently, the film has a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 128 reviews with an average rating of 7.8/10. The Talented Mr. Ripley (film) The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written for the screen and directed by Anthony Minghella. An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name, the film stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood, Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Freddie Miles. The novel was previously filmed as "Purple Noon" in 1960. Tom Ripley is
Ripley Under Ground (film) Given the film's low-profile release, critical reviews have been scarce. "Variety"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s review was less than positive, saying: "Although it strives to push Patricia Highsmith's best-known bad man in a snarky direction, "Ripley Under Ground" is too fidgety and unsure to settle on a sustained tone and ends up in a no man's land between hysterical satire and sleek Euro thriller. As previous filmic Ripleys demonstrated, from "Purple Noon" and "The American Friend" to "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Ripley's Game", it's all in the casting, and the talented Mr. Barry Pepper is not capable of pulling off the demonically complicated