Tom Ripley is one of those characters who has passed through the shoes of great actors: Alain Delon, Dennis Hopper, Barry Peper, John Malkovich and a very young Matt Damon; the latter in a also adaptation of Ripley’s first novel directed by Anthony Minghella and that became a reference film.
So Netflix’s adventure in embarking on this project, which had already been cursed since the days of Showtime, It was a pretty risky bet.. The miniseries, which moves 180 degrees away from what is offered by the platform, It is shot in black and white and with exquisite taste. Each shot is a postcard and the recreation of Italy in the 60s is as attractive as it is fascinating.
This Ripley by Zaillan is the closest to that of literature: disturbing, chameleon-like and sociopathic. The advantage of having 8 episodes to tell their story, which is actually conceived as a long film, is that it allows you to delve deeper into the motivations behind them. a small-time con man in New York to become a cold-blooded killer that removes every obstacle that stands in your way to success.
Ripley, played by the Irishman Andrew Scott (Fleabag and Sherlock), is fascinated by the good life of a rich heir whom his father has sent to Italy, so after befriending him he decides to prolong the situation until the Events drift in an unexpected direction.
Andrew Scott builds a complex, withdrawn, tormented and uncomfortable Ripley; The series always moves in moral gray tones and from time to time uses small doses of humor as an escape valve. There is no rush to advance the story and Zaillan takes his time so that every detail, every shot, fits together masterfully.
Is ‘Ripley’ worth watching?
- One of the most faithful adaptations of the original work.
- Excellent work by Andrew Scott,
- The quality of the photography is closer to cinema than to series.
- Zaillan’s moral dissection of the protagonist is engaging.
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