Every review or take I'v read on the new Ripley series always draws comparisons to The Talented Mr Ripley and always ignore the much better film IMHO, Ripley's Game. John Malkovich brought a new level of horror and fright to his version of Ripley, with Dougray Scott as his hapless "victim," so to speak. It's so disappointing to never see…
Every review or take I'v read on the new Ripley series always draws comparisons to The Talented Mr Ripley and always ignore the much better film IMHO, Ripley's Game. John Malkovich brought a new level of horror and fright to his version of Ripley, with Dougray Scott as his hapless "victim," so to speak. It's so disappointing to never see this film mentioned in any and all reviews I've seen of Andrew Scott's and Steve Zallian's version of Ripley.
My review mentioned Ripley's Game. And the Damon version more frequently comes up because 1)It's an adaptation of the same story as the Netflix show, whereas Ripley's Game was based on a different book, 2)Talented Mr. Ripley was a big awards player, critical darling, still talked about today, whereas Ripley's Game came and went without much attention, and everyone I know who saw it said they thought Malkovich was great, and the movie around him was so-so.
But also, if you like Ripley's Game? You'll want to watch this. That's all I'm saying.
My apologies, Alan, and thank you for correcting me. I had not read your review in RS. I do stand by what I wrote about Ripley's Game, though, but also appreciate than others weren't as impressed with the film. Malkovich's performance still haunts me to this day. He was terrifying.
Every review or take I'v read on the new Ripley series always draws comparisons to The Talented Mr Ripley and always ignore the much better film IMHO, Ripley's Game. John Malkovich brought a new level of horror and fright to his version of Ripley, with Dougray Scott as his hapless "victim," so to speak. It's so disappointing to never see this film mentioned in any and all reviews I've seen of Andrew Scott's and Steve Zallian's version of Ripley.
My review mentioned Ripley's Game. And the Damon version more frequently comes up because 1)It's an adaptation of the same story as the Netflix show, whereas Ripley's Game was based on a different book, 2)Talented Mr. Ripley was a big awards player, critical darling, still talked about today, whereas Ripley's Game came and went without much attention, and everyone I know who saw it said they thought Malkovich was great, and the movie around him was so-so.
But also, if you like Ripley's Game? You'll want to watch this. That's all I'm saying.
My apologies, Alan, and thank you for correcting me. I had not read your review in RS. I do stand by what I wrote about Ripley's Game, though, but also appreciate than others weren't as impressed with the film. Malkovich's performance still haunts me to this day. He was terrifying.