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Show Damona Diabolical Chameleon in ‘The Talented Mr.Ripley’ BY SEAN P. MEANS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Old-fashioned elegance and twisted psychology combine in “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” a suspense thriller whose central m; tery is right in front of us throughout: Just who is Tom We meet Tom (played by at Damon)as the shipping megnat Herbert Greenleaf (ames Rel Reb. horn) does — as a striving young manina Blanchett) and the party-hearty The Talented Mr. Ripley ® tense thriller in an opu- Train”). Minghella uses the beau- suggests Tom has outworn his tiful locations andritzy trappings lentsetting, capped by Matt Damon’s enigmatic performance. learn how horribly far Tom will go quietly turning the screws on Tom’s devious psyche. Minghella’s favorite device in welcome, Dickie and viewers to clingto his new social circle. Like Dickie andhisfriends, the movie bears the earmarks of @ Rated R for violence,language and brief nudity; 140 min- utes. Bevan Christmas Day ev- erywher alumni jacket, leading Greenleaf to assume Tom was a classmate of his wayward son Dickie (the impossibly hand- some Jude Law). Greenleaf hires Tom to travelto Italy, first class on the Queen Mary (this is 1958, after all), and persuade Dickie to give up his high-spending life and return to his responsibilities in the family busin Tom finds Dickie in Mongibel. Jo, a blissful isle off the coast near Naples, sailing and keeping company with expatriate author Marge Sherwood (Gwyneth Paltrow, essentially ornamental in the Grace Kelly role). Tom described as Hitchcockian (not a misplaced comparison, since Freddie Myles (Philip Seymour Hoffman). But when Dickie, who coliects and sheds friends and lovers like articles of clothing, ake ingratiates himself to Dickie, seeming to share Dickie’s love of jazz music and spending Papa Greenleaf’s money. “Everybody should have one talent,” Dickie says to Tom. “What's yours?” Tom’s reply is more honest than Dickie suspects: “Forging signatures, telling lies, impersonating people.” But Tom’s truetalentis insin- uating himself into this world of theidle rich, making friends not only with Dickie and Marge but with the vivacious Meredith Logue (“Elizabeth’s’’ Cate money and pedigree. The lush settings, extravagant costumes and gorgeous use ofItalii.« locations (in Rome, Venice, Naples and elsewhere) speak to a Helly- wood ofdays gone bye. The crew is stellar, with nearly everyone — director Anthony Minghella, executive producer Sydney Pollack, cinematographer John Seale,edi- tor Walter Murch,production de- signer Roy Walker, costume designer Ann Roth, composer Gab- riel Yared, and Paltrow and Damon — havingatleast one Oscar ontheshelf. Minghelia — making hisfirst movie since the Oscar-winning “The English Patient” — adapts Patricia Highsmith’s novel with a seductive creepiness mosteasily Hitchcock did similar wonders with Highsmith’s “Strangers on a to make us drop our guard,before “The Talented Mr. Ripley”is the frequentuse of mirrors to capture Tom Ripley from several angles at once. The inirrors — in additionto paying homage to another great thriller, Orson Welles’ “The Lady From Shanghai” — perfectly define Ripley's character. Ripley, as achingly portrayed by Damon,is so desperate to belong that he becomes a chameleon, reflecting whatever traits those near him wantto see. The moviechillsus to the core because we havespentso much time with a man who,in the end, weneverreally know. Matt Damon,left, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrowin “Ripley.” STARTING TOMORROW DECEMBER 25, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN bdLL PLAYING! Carmike CARMINE 1 Redwood Rd. & 90th South. 562-5760 aacb Theatres kt eee Bountiful Ext, IH15 292-7979 RN ee eeAe PTR MCame Mad eCnee nT “STONE'S MOST EL MOVIE IN izbe aes De Oa Pa LVLS ie WUa ae David Ansen, NEWSWEEK Jordan Commons 9400 South State * Sandy 304-4636 e000. TeNA Se AWESOME. ees Cena Cree oTan Fah GIVEN Carmike = Redwood Rd. 54th South 969-6266 epee ‘TWE REEL THEATRE ey’ ih bad iyyrpee Tara rie CCTCeaTe a oer Oy g 8325 West 3500 South 575-3878 Carmike 15 3217 S. Decker Lake Dr. 973-4FUN (OUND:aati a Tetl aa eI PSERT Cineplex Odeon tn rrr TROLLEY CORNERS 515 South 7th East 364-6183 Cinemark WEST 7301 South Jordan Landing 282-9772 t) Carmike et Mn el Pats Wrttemraea Pe eeeoo ee eee CLS BEST PICTURE BEST ACTORJin Coy ai} URI CMa Eohao “THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR! The kind ofundemanding ‘for good tidings ofthe Brilliant! Maniacally funny!” Petar travers,ROLLING STONE “A COMIC WALLOP OF A MOVIE! Powered by the high-wire brillianee of-Jim Carrey” Conrad Carrey is remarkable,’ CeeC eens ROGER EAERT & THE MOVIES BRRVa JIM: CARREY ISSANDY KAUFMAN IN MAN ON THE MOON aa (once damemi ANNAGSSAERING PVE FEL CERI i n. TPS ater eee oes teal fe tess 5 hs ed & ee eeRea see ee eeeseeeeeheesscsasteerer® “EXHILARATING! |
