The Talented Mr. Ripley is more than just another slice & dice motion picture.

It focuses on character interaction and the run around games played on the law by Ripley, like cat and mouse. There's no real cheap thrills; it's quite a few notches above that.

It's a first-class psychological thriller, the old-fashioned Hollywood way.

Mr. Ripley, believe it or not, is a scissors up.

Skillfully crafted and directed, The Talented Mr. Ripley is just that, thanks to a chilling performance by Matt Damon, portraying a man who would rather be a fake somebody than a real nobody.

Part chameleon and part pathological liar, Tom Ripley takes no time at all to learn what he must to assume the identity of the man he was hired to send back.

High intrigue with low expectations.

This movie appeals as much to the eye and ear as the intellect. It teases with playful jazz themes (plays "My Funny Valentine" and "Nature Boy").

Mr. Ripley is a cold psychopath who kills to maintain the refined luxury life he has made for himself by stealing another man's identity.

It's an intelligent, well-shaped picture about the extreme perils of class envy and sexual panic.