Binged the entire season of Ripley

[mnhtnbb]

last night on Netflix. Fabulous. Shot in B&W. Much, much darker than the Matt Damon movie years ago. Tied to the work of Caravaggio and the story of the murder/killing for which he'd done.

Really well done, all the way round. And a great little surprise performance from John Malkovich near the end.

[Scrivener7]

1. Ooh! I didn't know this was out already. I think the guy

who plays Ripley showed himself to be one of the best actors around when he played Moriarity in Sherlock.

Thanks for the reminder!

[betsuni]

4. That's where I've seen him! I couldn't remember and it was bugging me. He does creepy very very well.

[Nanjeanne]

2. Andrew Scott is one of the best actors!

Planning on Riley this weekend.

Saw the Bational Theatre Live filmed version of his one man show Vanya where he played all the parts. Brilliant!

[betsuni]

3. I'm watching it now, love the black & white. There's the best cat with an amazingly expressive face.

I want that cat in every scene.

[bif]

5. It got panned by our local paper

[Cuthbert Allgood]

6. I liked it. It's well done.

It's a slow burn, but so are the books.

I like that it took more time than the Damon movie to dig into the story.

[mnhtnbb]

7. It's being talked about everywhere

Here, as an example, to contrast with your local paper

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/steven-zaillian-how-ripley-became-netflixs-latest-masterpiece

[rogerballard]

8. It is like the book you can't put down

I started and would have been in the wee small hours to binge so I have 2 and a half episodes to go. Some of those camera moves are Hitchcockian. Loved the way it is filmed. Definitely a staircase theme going on. Lots of scenes of stairs, climbing and descending.

[intrepidity]

9. The last scene (spoiler!!)

Throughtout the whole thing I kept thinking: "WHY does nobody ask for or publish a pic of Richard??" and then I thought the perfect ending would be just what happened.

It took me a few days to get through it all, mainly because of that plot hole that stuck in my craw. Yeah, I know there was an era before smartphones when pics of people were more rare, but really?

[consider_this]

10. The B+W cinematography is magnificent and...

how meta, or appropriate, as an homage to Caravaggio chiaroscuro style. Truly, nearly every frame was a visual masterpiece. And yes, that sage cat was a great touch.

[doc03]

11. I watched it the last two evenings. The B&W was great and the scenery makes me want to visit Italy

which I never have. I kept thinking why doesn't anyone ever ask for a picture of Richard. At one point when the policeman
came to Margie's home there was a picture of her and Richard on the table and I thought there it is he will see it, but no. Lots of climbing stairs, the ashtray and the cat LOL. The limited series of 6 to 8 episodes are my favorite on Netflix, if I see more than one season I usually just pass them up, they never end.