Matt Damon is The Talented Mr. Ripley, and as he looks, is also a bookish outsider who's gotten a taste of the good life, and he's just not willing to stop without taking a bite, if not, eating the whole enchilada in this suspense thriller. Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow are the ones who are livin' large (their normal lives of European heir and his hottie) and welcome Matt into their inner circle. BTW... Gwyneth looks d*mn good in this one... and I thought I'd also note that, although maybe it was a body double, if you've seen her in that scene of Shallow Hal where she's (in her thin version obviously) bent over the kitchen counter. OMFG! You should rent that movie and take a mental snapshot.
Anyway, back to other fiendish thoughts... Matt sneaks himself into their lives and slowly reveals himself to be something that's not exactly as expected. And if you see what a prick Jude is in this film, you end up rooting for the bad guy which becomes a lot of fun. You'll see what I mean... watch the movie trailer and read on because...
FilmBender is Funny Movie Reviews. With Philip Seymour Hoffman playing a lispy and interesting character part and Cate Blanchett also adding some heat and a quality performance, I think you'll be totally blown away by this movie if you have happened to have been living in your mom's basement looking at comics and missed it the first time around. It's directed by Anthony Minghella (The English Patient and Cold Mountain), so expect a visually stunning film as well as the thrill kill.
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