It was Jay from “How to Write a Tune” chose the film for Episode 4 of the Flixwatcher Podcast!
He claimed it would be the “Artsy Fartsy” choice and appeal to the true cinephile in him. It was noted as being beautiful and creepy and noted for being a film of essentially being two distinct parts; lovely bits at the start and then the part where it started to go dark and creepy!
The episode #004 crew had a lot of time for “The Talented Mr Ripley”, letting Beth how beautiful the film looks as well as the interesting character study helmed by Damon is he spirals into aware of homicidal mania!
It was really interesting to go back and review a younger Matt Damon together with Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett. This was pre-Jason Bourne Matt Damon and it showed in his physicality. It was also a really great to see Philip Seymour-Hoffman in the guise of Freddie who would ultimately starts to untangle Tom Ripleys web of deceit.
Scores
| Episode Crew Name | Recommendability Score | Repeat Viewing Score | Small Screen Score | Engagement Score | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.375 |
| Dave | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.725 |
| Helen | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3.75 |
| Kobi | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.475 |
| AVERAGE | 4.125 | 1.5 | 4.375 | 4.325 | 3.6 |
The overall Flixwatcher Rating for The Talented Mr Ripley is a strudy 3.9. It was surprising to see it saw five across-the-board for recommendability score. The lower marks came with the repeat viewing and small screen score
What do you guys think? Have you seen The Talented Mr Ripleu? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #004 Crew Links
Thanks to the Episode #004 Crew Jay Ludgrove (@BonesKnowsPod) and Tony Gordon @SirBonesley of How to Write a Tune
How to Write a Tunes is available on iTunes so please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist
There was a heavy jazz theme throughout the whole of the talented Mr Ripley so for the Spotify list we are choosing to add a few of the jazz greats such as Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and of course Charlie Parker!
More about The Talented Mr Ripley
For more info on the Talented Mr Ripley, you can visit the TTMR IMDB page here or the TTMR Rotten Tomatoes page here.
Matt Damon @mattdamon_
Gwyneth Paltrow @GwynethPaltrow
Jude Law @judehlaw
Cate Blanchett @blanchettcom
Jack Davenport @JDavenportfans
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