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RIPLEY SERIES REVIEW
He had always understood the power of lies – how they could shape reality, how they could make people see what you wanted them to see. The Talented Mr. Ripley, written by Patricia Highsmith back in 1955, has seen many adaptations over the decades. This time around, Steven Zaillian is running the show presented by Netflix, as an 8 episode miniseries called simply Ripley. Thomas Ripley (Andrew Scott) is a con man, always looking for one more rube to pad his pockets but lately has been feeling like his house of cards is on the edge of tumbling down. Luckily, he’s approached by the parents of an old classmate who propose the perfect opportunity to get out of Dodge. Their son, Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn), has fallen in love with Europe and is living the bohemian life with his writer girlfriend Marge (Dakota Fanning). The Greenleafs wish for Thomas to travel to Rome and persuade there son Dickey to come home, all on their dime, all expenses paid. What then transpires is a bit of a crime spree involving a several stops through Europe, two private investigators (Maurizio Lombardi and Bokeem Woodbine) and one cat who’s seen it all. Bradly, Frank, and Melina discuss the importance of Patricia Highsmith’s work, give a run down of all the usual suspects who’ve stepped in the shoes of Mr. Ripley, and carefully dissect the thin line between transcendent works of art and the art of selling jeans.
CREATED BY: Steven Zaillian
STARRING: Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn, Eliot Sumner, Margherita Buy, Maurizio Lombardi, Kenneth Lonergan, Ann Cusack, Bokeem Woodbine, Vittorio Viviani, Louis Hofmann, Fisher Stevens, John Malkovich
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.
Melina Eames (Screener Squad)
Melina first discovered that she carried the nerd gene at the tender age of four following her exposure to a little film called A New Hope. In the twenty-some years that followed, Melina continued to grow into her geek identity through the discovery of Batman, Mst3k, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Mandalorian. But perhaps her most significant discovery came at the age of fourteen when a night of YouTube mining led her to the review site of Spill.com. Melina became a devoted follower whose fandom did not end with the site’s demise. By then, it had worked its dark magic and left her with a love and appreciation for film criticism that she has yet to shrug.
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