The grift THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

Published date04 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Starring Andrew Scott, best known as Fleabag's 'Hot Priest', it's an ominous thriller set in Italy in the 1960s

Shot entirely in a stark black and white, the film noir-style series feels intense from the start.

Scott is magnetic as the titular Tom Ripley, a small-time grifter, a con-artist and a loner, who is scraping by in New York.

From the insincere smile, to the way he looks at himself in the mirror a little too long, Ripley is quiet and chilling.

Down on his luck, he catches a break when he's tracked down by a private detective on behalf of a very wealthy businessman who wants to give him a job.

Herbert Greenleaf wants Tom to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home.

Herbert is not happy that Dickie Greenleaf (played by Johnny Flynn) is just...

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