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Title: Riveting drama, beautiful cinematography! Clément rules...
Review: I saw The Talented Mr. Ripley before seeing Purple Noon, and found the Matt Damon vehicle rather tediously dark.Dark is fine, but there is a self-consciousness about the remake that ruins it, to my way of thinking. The psychological drama is hammered home, rather than understated and left to make a dramatic impact.René Clément's version is incomparably better. Not a tedious moment in the film, and many scenes of incredible beauty. I haven't read the Highsmith novel, but to me Tom Ripley came across as a conflicted bisexual in this movie. There is an understated creepiness about his sexuality here, in comparison to the Matt Damon movie where the homosexuality seems overdone and rather heavy-handed, almost laughable.And of course, this ending cannot be beat. You simply must see it. Concise and perfect
