Ripley

Pretty gay. Much gayer than Purple Noon but not as gay as Matt Damon. If we’re being honest it coulda used a bit more gay. The best adapt o’ the book so far (highsmith’s story is timeless, every gen will get a ripley and it’ll be good). Gorgeous looking. I did miss sexy jude and psh, how’s the peeping tommy. Scott is great but needed a little less visible creep so him harshin dickie’s vibe made sense . The characters being older worked, it made everything a little more pathetic and desperate.

Comparison with "Talented" is inevitable--this one is less glossy, a lot grittier...much better. The b/w, "noir" approach works beautifully, Flynn's over-privileged Dickie is a bit dim and much more believable than Jude Law's playboy. Scott's none-too-bright Tom is excellent, though he does seem a bit old to be a schoolmate of Flynn's. Dakota Fanning is a vaguely unpleasant cipher most of the time. I will always miss Philip Seymour Hoffman, no matter what. Overall, VERY well done.

Ripley is vintage conman escapism and enormously fun and thrilling, but moreso it’s a meticulously orchestrated time travel into a slower and more interactive world. The camera’s eye is astute and drawn to the locations, objects and architecture that are witnesses, actual characters in the story. The cinematography and production design of this show are almost unbelievably good for tv, it’s hard to think of anything on its level and that includes Mad Men. Acting 5/5 bravissimo (also the cat!)

Agost 2024 - Una mica lenta i no gaire sofisticada. L'humor bastant tonto. Bàsicament m'ha agradat veure l'Andrew Scott.

The 1999 Minghella movie is much better in many different ways but this also has its special charm, especially how it handles the tiniest details as many scenes that involve a kind of process (mechanic or psychological) linger and linger on building suspense, the anxiety and dread that the lonely characters of Highsmith always have. The feeling of the song "il cielo in una stanza" is embedded throughout, great usage of music.

This might be the best-photographed show or film I've seen in a decade. Not since Road to Perdition has the phrase "every frame a painting" bounced about in my head so much. But given the story, the gorgeous presentation can almost alienate at times, and the whole thing feels a little... delicate, like a trinket in an antique shop you want to examine further but refuse to pick up in fear you might break it. I'd watch another season, though.

A blend of brilliant cinematography, exceptional performance and fascinating story. What more could we ask for in a remarkable series?