The movie is as intelligent a thriller as you'll see this year.
88
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
The only thing missing from this rich production is an emotional charge, which Highsmith could create on the page but which Minghella doesn't quite capture on screen.
88
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
A slick, twisty, top-of-the-line crime thriller with gorgeously sensual textures and a screenful of wickedly faceted performances.
83
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
It's a refreshing sensation, even if it makes you feel a touch seasick at first, and the fittingly eerie conclusion to a lavish and unsettling movie.
A beautifully mounted and directed film that, despite the presence of Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow, is unexpectedly lacking in emotional impact.
80
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The talented Mr. Minghella has made an imperfect movie but not an impersonal one. His morality tale means to get under the skin, and does.
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Minghella's psychological redraft muffles the menace, squanders the tension, throws away the main character and plot engine and turns Ripley into something he never was or should be.