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Critic Reviews
The Observer (UK)Sep 10, 2024
The PlaylistApr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Black and white might make “Ripley” seem colder from the outside, but it’s actually just more cinematically immersive, plunging you uncomfortably close to a psyche that feels unnervingly unstable. And Scott is a true tour de force of a disheartened character, so superficially cool and assured on the surface, it’s all just a performance, on top of a performance trying to mask the things underneath that are almost too much to bear.
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RogerEbert.comApr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
“Ripley” will likely be too slow for Netflix viewers looking for something with more tension, but it is a stunningly well-made piece of television with a pedigree behind the camera that rivals great feature filmmaking. And it impressively stands on its own, hitting many of the beats of the original book and its adaptations but doing so in a way that feels fresh enough to send a chill down your spine.
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Apr 15, 2024
Season 1 Review:
While Patricia Highsmith’s novel, “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” and the film it spawned were engrossing, “Ripley” takes the skill to a different level. .... A technicolor Italy is certainly attractive, but a black-and-white one demands attention. Zaillian doesn’t waste the conceit. He gets high drama from crashing waves and a performance from Scott that embraces more than 50 shades of gray.
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Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
In Steven Zaillian’s “Ripley,” a gorgeous, witty, cinematic extravaganza chronicling the charlatan’s journey from a bleak existence in New York City to a luxurious one in Italy, the actor [Andrew Scott] expunges every trace of his considerable charm to produce a dour, awkward Tom Ripley whose joyless smile is as false as the signatures he fakes. This is, to be clear, a fantastic (and pointed) choice.
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Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Individual episodes can be slow, almost languid, and are often heavy with long stretches of dialogue and silent sequences of voyeuristic pursuit. But the pacing works overall because Ripley nails moments of violent catharsis that puncture the prevailing tension, and because it’s simultaneously so wickedly funny.
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Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Newcomers to the story can anticipate a feast for the eyes and ears led by Andrew Scott, who sells his antihero well, even if the script meanders from Tom Ripley far more than the novel. On a craft level, Ripley is peerless – easily the most beautiful TV show of the last five years. Watch it in spaced-out installments to get the most bang for your buck, and if you haven’t read the novel yet, read it after, not before.
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ColliderApr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
When the credits roll, there’s still a lot we don’t know about Tom and his past, made particularly frustrating by the fact that you can’t really trust anything the character says in the show. But those things are easily forgivable, as Ripley’s gorgeous visuals and immaculate acting make those flaws seem irrelevant. This isn’t just one of the best Highsmith adaptations ever; Ripley is easily one of the best shows Netflix has ever done.
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IndieWireApr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Zaillian’s telling may not feel as intensely alive as Minghella’s, but the cool disposition he brings to Ripley’s cynical, self-serving brutality — all so he can lead an empty life that only looks rich — speaks to the story’s sneakiest interpretation: the dangers of the disillusioned white man. And isn’t that the most dangerous animal of all?
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Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
The pacing is really the biggest issue holding the series back, especially early on. But push through, and it really is a visual feast, with a leading performance that’s an instant Emmy nomination and a sharp eye for humanity’s dark underbelly, its grotesquerie almost beautiful in this light.
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May 20, 2024
Season 1 Review:
The acting and writing somehow rival that loftily ambitious aesthetic, at least for two particular characters in the closing episodes. Though Ripley drags at times early in its run (or at least until you’re accustomed to its distinctive rhythm), its back end never ceases to entertain as a grieving Marge interjects at the lavish Venice mansion Ripley has weaseled into his possession.
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Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
As the series goes on, one starts to appreciate its aloofness, the way it stands in such confident contrast to Minghella’s lush vision. .... Zaillian has no time, or perhaps no tolerance, for that which may humanize Ripley or place him in gentler context. The point is that Ripley will seek out any healthier body, anything functioning higher than mere subsistence, and make it his own. The steely execution of Ripley, both disappointing and invigorating, makes its case.
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Radio TimesApr 4, 2024
Apr 26, 2024
Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
While its subtext may be less layered than that of the 1999 film, the series does manage to sustain tension despite its languid pace. Ripley boasts an eerie atmosphere, stunning cinematography, and a thoughtful commentary on the relationship between life and art that’s distinctly its own.
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SlashfilmApr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
From a purely visual standpoint, "Ripley" is one of the best original shows Netflix has to offer. Story-wise, it feels slightly lopsided — as if there's not quite enough here to sustain eight episodes. And yet, should Zaillian and Netflix continue onward and adapt Highsmith's other Ripley novels into new seasons, I'd gladly return to this world. I want to see what Tom Ripley gets up to next.
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LooperApr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Overall, "Ripley" feels like a style-over-substance exercise for Scott and Zaillian — a painstakingly artistic one at that — rehashing a story already told several times on the big and small screen. However, there's definitely potential to expand the character's journey in this singular milieu, and the finale certainly prepares the ground for more to come if there's a demand for it.
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The IndependentApr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Ripley isn’t at all the disaster it could have been, primarily because its source material is so strong that you’d have to be incredibly dense to screw it up too badly. But it’s haunted by the spirit of past adaptations, unable to wrestle free from the shackles of earlier perfection.
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Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Ultimately, Ripley is less than the sum of its parts. On the one hand, it features impressive black and white filmmaking that places us in these backdrops so vividly that we can almost taste the sea air. .... However, these highs are the exception, not the rule. Much like its bland protagonist, this series feels vague, unsure if it wants to be a thrilling caper, thoughtful tone piece, or something else entirely.
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Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Unfortunately, this version of the story is problematic from the outset, in large part because of some curious casting choices, as well as a tendency by the greatly talented Zaillian to indulge in a number of overlong sequences that are initially intriguing but eventually wear out one’s patience.
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Apr 4, 2024
Season 1 Review:
And though Scott isn’t exactly Ripley, his approach to scenes is so weird and idiosyncratic that he often makes the performance work on its own terms. Still, there’s no getting past the flatness of this series, the dead air between exchanges of dialogue and the overall feeling of grimness. “Ripley” is neither Highsmith nor a plausible substitute. If anything, it’s a missed opportunity.
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