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He\u2019s not even especially talented &#8211; or not at this point anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An encounter with shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf sees Ripley heading to Italy on Greenleaf\u2019s dime to lure back his errant son Dickie (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/tv\/ripley-tv-series-news\/\">Johnny Flynn<\/a>) who is living in the idyllic city of Atrani on the Amalfi coast. Here Dickie paints, hangs out on his yacht, flirts with the locals and lives in a beautiful home with his girlfriend Marge (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/dakota-fanning\/\">Dakota Fanning<\/a>). Ripley insinuates himself into Dickie\u2019s life but soon grows obsessed, not just with the lifestyle but with Dickie himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\r\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ad-dog__cnx-container\"><script id=\"0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796\">\n\t\t\tcnx.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tcnx({\n\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: \"106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t}).render(\"0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796\");\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re going to set a movie in Italy, hopping between Atrani, Rome, Venice and other luxury beauty spots, shooting entirely in black and white is a bold choice. Yet all episodes of this show are as black and white as the story <em>isn\u2019t<\/em>\u2026 It drapes the show in noirish vibes and highlights the sinister side of the cities. Rolling waves are hellish depths (where at least one person will meet their end), blood is thick, black and viscous; luxury apartments suddenly look musty and dark, with secrets and threats hiding round every corner. Later when detective Ravini (Maurizio Lombardi) is hunting Ripley like a dog, just a wag of a tail behind him at every step, the series evokes classic black and white crime thrillers. But shooting Italy in monochrome does a bit of a disservice to the views. Greenleaf\u2019s life doesn\u2019t feel as idyllic and aspirational as it does in the Minghella version. It\u2019s effectively creepy but it does take something away from our understanding of why it\u2019s so important to Ripley to be part of that life. And it just doesn\u2019t look much fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a complaint that could be leveled at the series as a whole. To be fair, Zallian\u2019s adaptation isn\u2019t going for fun but spaced out over eight episodes it can feel like a bit of a slog. Scott\u2019s Ripley is a murderous psychopath, he plays the part impressively, though by the character\u2019s nature he is very difficult to read. Is he truly in love with Dickie, who he dreams about and fantasizes conversations with long after they are apart, or was he more upset to be humiliated and exposed? Does he hate Freddie because Freddie sees through him and is wealthy and privileged in a way Ripley is not, or is it more, as is implied, because Freddie (played by Eliot Sumner, the child of Sting and Trudy Styler) is comfortably queer while Ripley struggles with his own sexuality &#8211; it\u2019s a theme ever-present throughout and Scott plays Ripley with a bubbling undercurrent of self-hate as well as arrogance. Scenes between the two are some of the best in the series, and that includes those after Freddie\u2019s demise. Ripley\u2019s coldly methodical behavior when trying to dispose of Freddie\u2019s corpse is quietly gripping, and peppered with the darkest humor as he attempts to navigate the elevator, and the streets outside his apartment holding up a dead Freddie in a hat to cover his staved-in skull. He\u2019s about to be caught at any second, and the repeated cuts back to the apartment building\u2019s all-knowing cat who is Ripley\u2019s only true witness are pleasingly knowing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show is at its best when Ripley is a hair\u2019s breadth from coming undone, flipping between identities on a dime and expertly juggling multiple \u201ctruths\u201d. He might be a conman and a murderer, but the audience still wants him to get away with it. Scott\u2019s a great actor and his Ripley is a deeply troubled man, and Marge sees through him almost from the off. 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