The Talented Mr. Ripley is a psychological thriller film written and directed by Late Anthony Minghella. The film is based on Late Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name. The film stars Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Jack Davenport, Late James Rebhorn and Late Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The strongest part of the film is probably it's strong casting with almost all the characters were aptly perfect for their roles and did a terrific work.

The screenplay of the film is slow but still will not deviate the attention of the viewers. The atmosphere of the Italy in the 50s is mesmerizing. The twists and turns at regular intervals of the film will keep the guessing game on and the film ends with a good climax.

The Greenleafs, a wealthy couple, employ Tom Ripley to travel to Italy, and bring home their wayward, playboy son Dickie, when Tom meets him however he's captivated by him, and his lavish lifestyle.

I honestly didn't know what to expect from this film, I think I was expecting something along the same lines as Catch me if you can, what I wasn't expecting was such an incredible thriller, one with the most amazing, intricate plots.

It's such an unusual plot, but it is loaded with twists and turns, the interesting thing for me, was what was motivating Tom, was it greed, love or obsession, or a little bit of each.

Beautifully produced, the attention to detail is phenomenal, the era is brilliantly captured, both the visuals and atmosphere, some gorgeous haute couture, some incredible cars, and some exquisite location work, not just the cast is gorgeous.

Matt Damon was terrific, his performance is incredible, arguably one of his best, it's amazing, in some scenes he looks so ordinary, and in others he looks like a total film star. Jude Law, Cate Blanchett and Gwyneth Paltrow are are dazzling, great to see Jack Davenport mixing it with such an amazing cast too.

Incredibly good, 10/10.