Ripley Under Ground
- 2005
- 1h 41m
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5.9/10
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Professional swindler hides the death of a famous artist in order to earn money by selling pictures on his own behalf.Professional swindler hides the death of a famous artist in order to earn money by selling pictures on his own behalf.Professional swindler hides the death of a famous artist in order to earn money by selling pictures on his own behalf.
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- TriviaBarry Pepper is the fifth actor to portray Tom Ripley on film, after Alain Delon in Purple Noon (1960), Dennis Hopper in The American Friend (1977), Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and John Malkovich in Ripley's Game (2002). The "Ripley Under Ground" novel was released and takes place in between "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Ripley's Game," but none of the films have been officially connected to one another.
- ConnectionsFollows The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
- SoundtracksIshka
Performed by Angel Tears
Written by Momi Ochion & Sebastian Taylor
Courtesy of LoveCat Music
Published by Big Tiger Music (BMI)
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RIPLEY UNDER GROUND (2005)
Tom Wilkinson. Simon Callow. Clare Forlani The casting is fine with the unfortunate exception of Barry Pepper (excellent in The 25th Hour) who is miscast as Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley. Then again, this movie is only nominally a Ripley film. Why, because the misfiring slapstick of the screenplay taken with the frenetic "action" orientation of the pedestrian direction are wrong-headed. And that's a shame. Actors, however competent, cannot save films lacking intelligence, wit, subtlety, and style. Highsmith requires these four things, plus atmosphere. Postcard shots of a French château, jump cuts, and wooden dialogue just don't meet the mark. Nor is mere attitude (for example, an arty archness) any substitute for substance (in this case, the mental machinations of Mr. Ripley). And yet, there are worse movies on offer. Far worse.
Tom Wilkinson. Simon Callow. Clare Forlani The casting is fine with the unfortunate exception of Barry Pepper (excellent in The 25th Hour) who is miscast as Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley. Then again, this movie is only nominally a Ripley film. Why, because the misfiring slapstick of the screenplay taken with the frenetic "action" orientation of the pedestrian direction are wrong-headed. And that's a shame. Actors, however competent, cannot save films lacking intelligence, wit, subtlety, and style. Highsmith requires these four things, plus atmosphere. Postcard shots of a French château, jump cuts, and wooden dialogue just don't meet the mark. Nor is mere attitude (for example, an arty archness) any substitute for substance (in this case, the mental machinations of Mr. Ripley). And yet, there are worse movies on offer. Far worse.
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- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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