If Freddie was smarter, he wouldn't have been so open about his suspicions, but he underestimated how ruthless Tom was. Sometimes it's best to pretend you don't know as much as you know and play dumb.
Freddie wasn't dumb but he wasn't all that smart either. More importantly, he was spoiled. He never thought there would be any consequences or that he was ever in any danger.
Freddy didn’t think Ripley killed Dickie. Freddy thought that Ripley had ensnared Dickie maybe sexually. Maybe towards the end he has started to believe that Dickie is dead but by then he overplayed his hand
Absolutely true. Don’t let them know you know. I saw in this scene how ineffective and inferior Tom felt, when he was telling Freedie not to touch piano and the head. I think it’s revealing of sociopaths weakness which in this case was fatal. Freedie didn’t know.
I find it interesting that Tom giving Freddie "directions" is more upsetting to Freddie than the question what has happened to Dickie. In Freddie's eyes, guys like Tom exist only to be bullied, be put in their place and otherwise be ignored. So how dare this Tom creature refuse to play by these rules? How dare he command him where to look for Dickie? How dare he occupy this space in society that isn't for him? - So I think one reason why Freddie doesn't suspect Tom of actually having killed Dickie is that he thinks of him more like as a canal rat. Something that has to be squashed, but not something that is really your equal and is capable of cooking up evil things far beyond your immagination.
He was worried Dicky had gone gay with Tom 😂 "Somethings going on. Either he's converted to Christianity. Or to something else..." Plus the swishy gestures he makes while striking the keys on the piano lmao
I‘ve always thought that when you have a scene with nothing else but two fantastic actors and a great skript, then this is all you need. Forget about explosions and gun fire and SFX and whatnot. When Freddy Miles „tortures“ Tom with those high-pitched piano sounds, it feels more hurtful than if he had riddled him with bullets. The acting in this entire movie is absolutely outstanding. What a stellar cast.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's hand and face movements in the piano sound scene were so deliciously annoying, I'd love to see the script to figure out how much was written and how much of that was his genius.
@interestedparty7523 pretty sure his reaction to the slippers was nothing to do with them being garish but because he recognised that they were dickies
I love these 2 so much. I was so stoked when they were finally in a film together. Oh my God, when Damon perfectly imitates Hoffman’s voice- horrified chills! RIP Hoffman.
Freddie didn't hold back his suspicions, because he thought that the circumstances were much more banal than he could have ever imagined. You certainly expect that sometimes - for whatever reason - a friend might avoid you, but you don't think that the person who might be covering for their absence/evasion might have murdered them and taken their place. He didn't understand, that he was aggravating a serial killer.
This is it precisely, yes. Some viewers act shocked that Freddie was saying everything aloud, but he was attempting to draw out a confession of the circumstances of why his friend was absent. It's not natural to assume you're speaking with a murderer, but it is most certainly human nature to assume a break in a friendship has occurred, or that drama which may or may not involve you is affecting your relationship(s).
He is incredible. I haven't watched this film yet, and I've paused it just after he hit the piano key at 1:54 as I know I've a masterclass in store. Need to take it in from the entire source!
philip seymour hoffman plays an elite snob so well that you almost cheer when he’s killed by Matt Damon. In every scene that PSH is in he’s either belittling Matt Damon’s character or treating Italy like his own personal playground
Nope I still hate Tom Ripley. He doesn't deserve to die because he dislikes Tom. I think he never trusted Tom from the start. He's just a good judge of character despite his own faults.
Ooh yes. Beautiful summary of this character. Just watch how this guy is introduced. Almost crashes his car into some restaurant, doesn't mind if parking is allowed, spouts some macho lines, grabs a glass from some table and pours down the drink in such an obscene way that you already despise him from this very first scene. As for belittling Tom Ripley, my favorite moment is when Tom oversleeps one morning in the Mongibello villa, and when he comes down out to the terrace he overhears the last words of Freddie mocking him in front of everybody else for wearing a corduroy jacket in Italy. And when Freddie sees Tom he isn't even in the slightest way sorry that he has been talking behind Tom's back. And then - compare this to the very restrained, polite and caring Phil Parma that PSH played the same year in "Magnolia". The range of this man as an actor was just brutal.
The tension escalates throughout this entire scene. Freddie keeps provoking and enjoys the increasingly squirming Tom, but is too arrogant to think Tom will get the better of him.
this scene is so brilliant, one of my favorite scenes in the movie. throughout the movie all the actors show how, in their characters’s world, they’re always on alert for class impostors, a problem for wealthy people. freddie figures out tom immediately, before this scene.the way he plays with tom plunking on the piano. perfect casting and stellar performances.
@@yoyo2ma520 Good Will Hunting is a dumb teenagers' fantasy. In this and in the The Departed, Damon plays something thats pretty close to his true self. Not necessarily a devious homosexual, but most certainly a pathetic loser, eager for social promotion and recognition.
This whole film is a work of art: the music, the camerawork, the dialogue, the chemistry between all the lead actors. It's about as close to a masterpiece as you can come.
Yep, but Freddy and Dickie are 2 spoiled brats who have never faced a single moment of adversity in their lives. They cannot sense trouble or danger, because everything always works out for them.
An imposter can never fool a circle of really close friends. The fact that Ripley was there like a live in lover, and “representative”, while Dickie is missing was the giveaway. Nothing in that fits Dickie’s character.
Jesus what an absolutely goddamn pitch-perfect fantastic scene. This was peak turn-of-the-century cinema. What I love about this scene is that these two actors were REALLY familiar with each other, and had both sort of come up together in the same sorts of films and at the same time. They were similar ages and they were both working-class American actors from the northeast. And yet I think this may have been the first and possibly only time they ever got to do a scene together like this.
Neither is "working-class." I know Matt Damon's family. Middle class. As was Hoffman. Damon and his buddy Affleck may want you to think they're working-class, but neither is.
@ You’re absolutely right, “middle class” is a far more accurate term. Upper middle class might even be applicable. My main point was that they were familiar with each other before they were famous as young actors, and that they came from similar backgrounds in the northeast. Both of them totally attended private schools and had fathers with comfortable white-collar jobs, you are totally correct.
I swear I jumped up and yelled “YES!!!” when Tom realized that the investigator not only believed him but also let him know that he basically was now heir to the Greenleaf fortune! What can I say? I cheer for the Jackal!
The brilliance of the film is that everybody Tom is around is such an elitist snob that you can't help but root for him as the impoverished underdog, even though he's objectively a sociopath.
Rich people don't care about abusing pricy things only new money does. Old money will wear expensive boots while taking in mud, not think about the cost of the boots, who is going to clean up the mess, the floor or Persian rugs the mud leaves on. Old money people are messy and complain all the time about stupid stuff. These actors definitely got it down on the snobbish of high society.
For this scene, it's moreso that Tom literally acts like it's his place and the apartment is not decorated in Dickie's style. These two factors give away that Tom lives there permanently. The fact that Tom resides in a place that he could never afford, filled with expensive garish things that he can't afford to buy while dressed in expensive clothes gives away that he's stolen money from Dickie and that Dickie doesn't reside there as Tom claims.
This movie was crazy. It was hilarious how he kept gaslighting the Italian police, especially the detective who was hot on his trail until Ripley made him feel embarrassed about his English.
This film is such a masterclass. Several of my modern day fave actors in their prime, amazing story, twists, location, it had it all. Such a Brave role for Matt Damon to take on at that stage in his life too. My fave part :) 5:24 (that's when you know he's really embraced his new role!) Freddie is brilliant in this scene, full of contempt and entitlement, he still looks at Tom as a nerdy, passive parasite who he has power over from a life of entitlement/money and knowing Dicky was growing tired of him. Little does he know Tom has changed and Dicky is no more. From the second he opens the door, Freddie is seething with suspicion and doubt about everything Tom says and can barely contain it. Tom on the other hand was like like a cheetah stalking his prey. He doesn't respond to the provocation and even asks Freddie if there is something he would like to say which catches him off guard because he says "what" and "I think I'm saying it". Tom manages to get Freddie out the door after playing a good hand, but when the landlady blew Toms cover and Freddie came back up it left him with little choice. And that is how the film goes, Tom is basically prepared to kill everyone and even change sexual preference to keep his life. In a way Tom is the ultimate predator and this movie IMO is one of the best of all time.
Doesn't make much sense to me. I suppose it could have been a gut reaction to go back upstairs but that was most certainly the wrong thing to do because if he dies the secret remains intact. If he leaves and lives then the landlady is the corroborating witness that someone is impersonating his friend, and his friend is missing and potentially dead. The other implausibility is that any type of deep cut would bleed out. There would probably be a gallon of blood on the floor and his clothes. You'd never get the blood out of the grout. You'd never get the body down the stairs without blood. You'd never keep the blood off the clothes, and you'd never keep the blood out of the car. You see these facts on crime shows and news reports of investigations/courtroom evidence, etc.
I agree. To this day one of my favorite movies. Some of the best ensemble acting that I have ever seen, down to the smallest part. Probably career‘s best for Jude Law, Gwynneth Paltrow and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Great cinematography, great soundtrack. The atmosphere is so stirring that it makes you feels you are really there for the Grand Tour of the 50‘s.
Absolutely. Final scene where you know he's just trapped himself into a world of continually lying to survive, knowing it could all come crashing down at any moment, completely disturbed me.
They are ALL detestable . That’s the whole point. Kinda like an edgier version of the great gatsby. Decadent self-absorbed people whose vices are enabled by money and destroying lives in their wake. Ripley like Nick is the outsider fascinated by a charismatic kinda scummy privileged guy , acting more generally like a magnifying glass to examine this social scene with the additional role of being their punishment . Peter , his lover at the end, might be the only relatively sympathetic character.
@@plgjp83 Yes, very good comparison there with The Great Gatsby. I hadn't noticed that. I thought the really clever thing in this movie is that even though the Matt Damon character is doing all these horrible things (including murder) you still don't want him to be caught, at least I didn't. To be fair though though there was some level of accident in the murder, and so his conscious predetermined crimes were being an imposter, stealing identities, fraud etc
"This place come furnished? It's a bit ... bourgeois ...?" Indeed, it wasn't within Dickie's style. The grand piano, the Romanesque bust and such, all aroused Freddy's suspicions
Freddy always knew there was something wrong. But he didn't realize the extent that a person will go to obtain something they want. Desperation drives humans to depravity. Freddy has never been desperate in his life that's the reason for his demise.
Tommy was a good looking, shy, and seemingly weak guy. There would be no reason for Freddie to NOT be so open about his suspicions and blatant disrespect. Freddie is smart. If he was talking to a rough, known convict, he wouldn't have handled the tense situation like he did with Tommy. But Freddie, completely underestimated how dangerous Tommy was, and that's why this scene is so good. We as the audience see the tension building because we know what Tommy has done and is capable of doing.
tom hated Freddie because Freddie saw right through him and knew he was a fraud. he could fool dicky and everyone else but Freddie saw him for what he was, a loser, a poser, and a mooch. what he didn't know was that tom was also a murderer
@ I disagree. DDL is also a master of his craft but I think PSH is better. I also really like Joaquin. The film The Master is so amazing. And Paul Thomas Anderson is such an actors director. What is it with these guys and their three name thing lol?
@@LikeSomeDude The Master has some of the greatest acting ever put to film. The “don’t blink” interview scene, as well as the final meeting between Dodd and Freddy, so good.
Na russel crowe, in his early performances decimates PSH. Romper stomper, a beautiful mind, gladiator. Untouchable performances. Honorable mentions but not as good as his earlier roles are american gangster and Robin hood. Even Jude law is a far better actor than FSH.
Seymour Hoffman, God rest his beautiful soul, was the finest actor of our generation. Every single solitary role he portrayed was not just him portraying a character, but they were all actually parts of his own personality and he turned every character into himself. He was absolutely riveting in every single film he starred in.
It’s genius how the background music becomes an extension of Freddie’s irreverent and eerie piano playing, and it continues to lead the audience with ominous feelings.
Freddie may have been arrogant, but he didn't get outsmarted. He had figured very quickly before anyone that something was wrong and that he didn't trust Tom Ripley, but clearly didn't expect him to be a cold blooded killer, because of how meek he had been.
@@VanielDeeformhis initial dislike of Tom was more due to the fact that Tom was clearly from a poor background and desperately clinging to Dickey. That immediate disgust made him immediately look for the worst in Tom, whereas everybody else was borderline indifferent to him.
Freddie was annoying and snobby as hell. “Dickie didn’t play the piano, Dickie doesn’t eat Dinner at 630, Dickie doesn’t like Oatmeal, Dickie doesn’t use deodorant, Dickie doesn’t like roses” Holy sh*t dude. STFU. Dude was in love with Dickie so much he got killed over it.
When I first watched this film I kind of wondered if his character was secretly in love with Dickie, and that's why he was so immediately suspicious of Tom.
Hollywood has really declined in recent years, hasnt it? When was the last time they made a film this good? Superman vs batman cant even begin to compete.
This movie was an accidental find when I saw it in theaters. Made a point to see a movie every Saturday, whether it previously caught my eye or not. Became the creepiest, eeriest confirmation that you just gotta try new things. No other movie has the audience 'rooting' for an obvious psychopath more than this one.
Spectacular casting (Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall, etc.) for the great Anthony Minghella directing a Patricia Highsmith adaptation. Amazing film.
Phillip was my favorite actor I am torn over which performance is my favorite Scotty in “Boogie Nights” Or Freddy in “The Talented Mr Ripley” RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman ❤😢
If Freddie was smarter, he wouldn't have been so open about his suspicions, but he underestimated how ruthless Tom was. Sometimes it's best to pretend you don't know as much as you know and play dumb.
Freddie wasn't dumb but he wasn't all that smart either. More importantly, he was spoiled. He never thought there would be any consequences or that he was ever in any danger.
Freddy didn’t think Ripley killed Dickie. Freddy thought that Ripley had ensnared Dickie maybe sexually. Maybe towards the end he has started to believe that Dickie is dead but by then he overplayed his hand
Freddie is very self assured and part of the elite. He didn’t fear Tom. He thought that this tourist could never ever get over him.
Absolutely true. Don’t let them know you know. I saw in this scene how ineffective and inferior Tom felt, when he was telling Freedie not to touch piano and the head. I think it’s revealing of sociopaths weakness which in this case was fatal. Freedie didn’t know.
I find it interesting that Tom giving Freddie "directions" is more upsetting to Freddie than the question what has happened to Dickie. In Freddie's eyes, guys like Tom exist only to be bullied, be put in their place and otherwise be ignored. So how dare this Tom creature refuse to play by these rules? How dare he command him where to look for Dickie? How dare he occupy this space in society that isn't for him? - So I think one reason why Freddie doesn't suspect Tom of actually having killed Dickie is that he thinks of him more like as a canal rat. Something that has to be squashed, but not something that is really your equal and is capable of cooking up evil things far beyond your immagination.
Freddie only had half the story right in his head. He knew Tom was a liar. He didn't know he was a murderer.
He was worried Dicky had gone gay with Tom 😂
"Somethings going on. Either he's converted to Christianity. Or to something else..."
Plus the swishy gestures he makes while striking the keys on the piano lmao
Self defense...
Phillip Seymour Hoffman making that face when he plays the one key might be my favorite moment in the entire movie.
I did that at a piano shop. They did not think I was funny.
@@EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p 😅😅😅
I like how the soundtrack incorporated the chord into the soundtrack, suggesting the composer enjoyed it too!
The piano shows everything is out of tune,not right.PSH was brilliant 👏.
he also played dead body in the car quite convincingly
I‘ve always thought that when you have a scene with nothing else but two fantastic actors and a great skript, then this is all you need. Forget about explosions and gun fire and SFX and whatnot. When Freddy Miles „tortures“ Tom with those high-pitched piano sounds, it feels more hurtful than if he had riddled him with bullets. The acting in this entire movie is absolutely outstanding. What a stellar cast.
Tom wanting him to stop but not being able to even show it bcz it’s not supposed to be his place - amazing script
Agreed!!!! I love PSH
*script
Philip Seymour Hoffman's hand and face movements in the piano sound scene were so deliciously annoying, I'd love to see the script to figure out how much was written and how much of that was his genius.
Those are action movies. This isn’t. Why compare?
Hofmann's elite snobbism is magnifique.
He played it so nicely. The reaction to the garish slippers was the start, perfect.
the guy was crazy talented.. let's face it
@interestedparty7523 pretty sure his reaction to the slippers was nothing to do with them being garish but because he recognised that they were dickies
@@interestedparty7523 The garish slippers belong to Dickie.
@@josealqueres Indeed he was. Enormous loss to the Arts. 10 years ago, and still so painful to think about.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman could be an extra in the back ground and steal a movie. He’s that good.
Yeah. It's called Along came Polly. 😂
@@Reggie2000 "Raindance!"
THIS. He was magic.
Can you feel his heat because he's THAT GOOD!? 😂😂
@@Nation4"I just sharted."
The piano in this scene is fkn PERFECT. The way Hoffman hits the note like him saying the jig is up, but so is his safety
I love these 2 so much. I was so stoked when they were finally in a film together. Oh my God, when Damon perfectly imitates Hoffman’s voice- horrified chills! RIP Hoffman.
'Do you have something you'd like to say Freddie?'
'Well i think i'm saying it'
Freddie...not Dickie
@JimcyTide oh right
lol I just feel bad for anyone who is already confused by this movie, if they read this comment there's no hope for them!
@@tracym6652 so edit the comment
@@RealityCheck6T9 fiiiiine
I never noticed how the piano noise keeps going after he walks away. That's brilliant.
hammering his keys(buttons)
Both of these characters made my skin crawl.
Yessss. So creepy 😖
Every time I see it, they get creepier.
Today Hoffman’s character would be a progressive coastal elite. Pick your coast, it makes no difference.
@TimeOfTroubles73 North.
@@TimeOfTroubles73 That's literally the character he played then: a coastal elite. It's almost like this isn't a new phenomenon. I know, shocker.
Freddie didn't hold back his suspicions, because he thought that the circumstances were much more banal than he could have ever imagined. You certainly expect that sometimes - for whatever reason - a friend might avoid you, but you don't think that the person who might be covering for their absence/evasion might have murdered them and taken their place. He didn't understand, that he was aggravating a serial killer.
At this point, Tom is not yet a serial killer. At the end of this scene, he is. :-)
@@johnjim6793 Yes, you're right, LOL. At this point he was just a murderer 😅
This is it precisely, yes. Some viewers act shocked that Freddie was saying everything aloud, but he was attempting to draw out a confession of the circumstances of why his friend was absent. It's not natural to assume you're speaking with a murderer, but it is most certainly human nature to assume a break in a friendship has occurred, or that drama which may or may not involve you is affecting your relationship(s).
@@NoellaScott To Freddie seeing Tom in Dickie's clothing felt the way a straight guy would interpret seeing a woman in a man's shirt.
@@UberTankred Indeed, betrayed! Not murdered
When Seymour Hoffman wants you to hate his character, he will make sure you do
Such a loss. PSH was an outstanding actor.
I loved the character. I hated Matt Damon lol.
@@patrick4662opposite for me
I freaking LOVE Freddy.
He’s the good guy. He saw him for what he was from the beginning.
Hofmann is an acting genius. No joke
He is incredible. I haven't watched this film yet, and I've paused it just after he hit the piano key at 1:54 as I know I've a masterclass in store. Need to take it in from the entire source!
Incredible film, enjoy!!!! @@pauldaly9326
@@HBIII-qw6dv not a total waste. Did some good film work
Couldn't agree more.
@@HBIII-qw6dvboth can be true
philip seymour hoffman plays an elite snob so well that you almost cheer when he’s killed by Matt Damon. In every scene that PSH is in he’s either belittling Matt Damon’s character or treating Italy like his own personal playground
It's like the grown up version of his Scent of a Woman character
His voice--what a great actor. I miss him.
Right!!
Nope I still hate Tom Ripley. He doesn't deserve to die because he dislikes Tom. I think he never trusted Tom from the start. He's just a good judge of character despite his own faults.
Ooh yes. Beautiful summary of this character. Just watch how this guy is introduced. Almost crashes his car into some restaurant, doesn't mind if parking is allowed, spouts some macho lines, grabs a glass from some table and pours down the drink in such an obscene way that you already despise him from this very first scene. As for belittling Tom Ripley, my favorite moment is when Tom oversleeps one morning in the Mongibello villa, and when he comes down out to the terrace he overhears the last words of Freddie mocking him in front of everybody else for wearing a corduroy jacket in Italy. And when Freddie sees Tom he isn't even in the slightest way sorry that he has been talking behind Tom's back.
And then - compare this to the very restrained, polite and caring Phil Parma that PSH played the same year in "Magnolia". The range of this man as an actor was just brutal.
Who else could’ve played this part better than Seymour Hoffman?
Matt damon mimicking Hoffman at the end.
his characterization is so spot on for FREDDIE.....WHAT A SAD LOSS
Seymour!!!
-Super Nintendo Chalmers
That eye roll and head lurch at the piano is priceless. Where he come up with that???
No1. Def one of the best ever!
The tension escalates throughout this entire scene. Freddie keeps provoking and enjoys the increasingly squirming Tom, but is too arrogant to think Tom will get the better of him.
arrogant yes, but without knowing the circumstances, who would really guess tom is murdering psychopath?
this scene is so brilliant, one of my favorite scenes in the movie. throughout the movie all the actors show how, in their characters’s world, they’re always on alert for class impostors, a problem for wealthy people. freddie figures out tom immediately, before this scene.the way he plays with tom plunking on the piano. perfect casting and stellar performances.
"..You're on scholarship, right? Yeah. You're on scholarship from Oregon at Baird. You're a long way from home, Chaaazz.."
Never corner someone who appears weak and caught in a lie. A very dangerous situation.
Never corner someone who appears strong too its wise to leave a way out
@@seanmoriarty2 come out swinging.
@@seanmoriarty2 Especially if there are marble busts around.
Yeah what’s the point of exposing a fraud…in private?? You gotta at least have witnesses.
@ And preferably be on dry land 😏
They are both excellent here. This is my favorite scene of the movie. I love the hand flip at the piano!
Matt Damon's best movie. Hoffman superb as always...
yeah, an unfulfilled promise...
This, Good Will Hunting, and The Departed are pretty close.
agreed
@@yoyo2ma520 Good Will Hunting is a dumb teenagers' fantasy. In this and in the The Departed, Damon plays something thats pretty close to his true self. Not necessarily a devious homosexual, but most certainly a pathetic loser, eager for social promotion and recognition.
@@yoyo2ma520 Rounders is actually pretty damn good
Did Hoffman come from a wealthy family? He plays the attitude and mannerisms perfectly.
He sounds like a mix of Matt Damon and John Malkovich. lol.
@@justletmepostthis276this mix is so accurate
Hes just a good actor!
You mean wasp metro-closeted-homosexual?
This whole film is a work of art: the music, the camerawork, the dialogue, the chemistry between all the lead actors. It's about as close to a masterpiece as you can come.
"I guess you could say a friendly visit...
(puts on sunglasses)
...ended as a bust!"
YEEEEAAAHHH!
Got em
There are very few better scenes than this. Possibly the most underrated film ever made.
Underrated by who, by you? Who's underrating it, it's not underrated at all. 🙄
@@jonathanturbide2232 The quality of the movie is greater than the movie's popularity
@@markb3786 I'm glad you're not the only human who understands what underrated means. I just didn't want to embarrass the guy.
"Is there something you'd like to say, Freddie?" Positively pervily creepy.
Wut
@@julianmitchell5776 I think I'm saying it, either Dickies converted to Christianity...or something else.
I always think it’s unwise to confront people, especially circumstances like this.
Yeah, you should never confront a weirdo that showed up right before your friend went missing, you utter coward lmao
Yep, but Freddy and Dickie are 2 spoiled brats who have never faced a single moment of adversity in their lives. They cannot sense trouble or danger, because everything always works out for them.
It is good that you accept your role as a beta.
i'd figure females are far less likely to want to engage in confrontation then men
"Is there something you'd like to say, Freddie?"
"I think I'm saying it."
An imposter can never fool a circle of really close friends.
The fact that Ripley was there like a live in lover, and “representative”, while Dickie is missing was the giveaway. Nothing in that fits Dickie’s character.
Jesus what an absolutely goddamn pitch-perfect fantastic scene. This was peak turn-of-the-century cinema. What I love about this scene is that these two actors were REALLY familiar with each other, and had both sort of come up together in the same sorts of films and at the same time. They were similar ages and they were both working-class American actors from the northeast. And yet I think this may have been the first and possibly only time they ever got to do a scene together like this.
Neither is "working-class." I know Matt Damon's family. Middle class. As was Hoffman. Damon and his buddy Affleck may want you to think they're working-class, but neither is.
@ You’re absolutely right, “middle class” is a far more accurate term. Upper middle class might even be applicable. My main point was that they were familiar with each other before they were famous as young actors, and that they came from similar backgrounds in the northeast. Both of them totally attended private schools and had fathers with comfortable white-collar jobs, you are totally correct.
When Freddie mocks Tom giving him directions and tells him he's a quick study....lol I died
Freedie too. XD
what does calling someone a quick study mean?
@@soldatheero Freedie was in Italy a few years ago before even Dickie and more than Tom, and then, he received some directions from the newbie Tom.
@@soldatheero A fast learner, quick to assimilate - he recognises Tom for the chameleon he is
I swear I jumped up and yelled “YES!!!” when Tom realized that the investigator not only believed him but also let him know that he basically was now heir to the Greenleaf fortune!
What can I say?
I cheer for the Jackal!
The brilliance of the film is that everybody Tom is around is such an elitist snob that you can't help but root for him as the impoverished underdog, even though he's objectively a sociopath.
@@derek96720 nope. I rooted for Marge.
Rich people don't care about abusing pricy things only new money does. Old money will wear expensive boots while taking in mud, not think about the cost of the boots, who is going to clean up the mess, the floor or Persian rugs the mud leaves on. Old money people are messy and complain all the time about stupid stuff. These actors definitely got it down on the snobbish of high society.
A sweeping statement if there ever was one
Speaking as No Money, I concur.
thats another way of saying wealthy people care about pricy possessions. Super wealthy people dont.
For this scene, it's moreso that Tom literally acts like it's his place and the apartment is not decorated in Dickie's style. These two factors give away that Tom lives there permanently. The fact that Tom resides in a place that he could never afford, filled with expensive garish things that he can't afford to buy while dressed in expensive clothes gives away that he's stolen money from Dickie and that Dickie doesn't reside there as Tom claims.
Kate Blanchetts character comments on this earlier in the movie.
Hoffman’s facial expressions take his acting to the next level
If only Freddie had gone to the police instead of back to that apartment.
It wasn't in the script.
@scott Aren’t YOU clever!..
@@scottsodyssey2485 No way!!!! Really?!!!!
Three great moments in this: the piano face-off, PSH’s sound when Tom minces his head, Tom imitating Freddie to the Italian couple
This movie was crazy. It was hilarious how he kept gaslighting the Italian police, especially the detective who was hot on his trail until Ripley made him feel embarrassed about his English.
This film is such a masterclass.
Several of my modern day fave actors in their prime, amazing story, twists, location, it had it all. Such a Brave role for Matt Damon to take on at that stage in his life too.
My fave part :) 5:24 (that's when you know he's really embraced his new role!)
Freddie is brilliant in this scene, full of contempt and entitlement, he still looks at Tom as a nerdy, passive parasite who he has power over from a life of entitlement/money and knowing Dicky was growing tired of him. Little does he know Tom has changed and Dicky is no more.
From the second he opens the door, Freddie is seething with suspicion and doubt about everything Tom says and can barely contain it.
Tom on the other hand was like like a cheetah stalking his prey. He doesn't respond to the provocation and even asks Freddie if there is something he would like to say which catches him off guard because he says "what" and "I think I'm saying it".
Tom manages to get Freddie out the door after playing a good hand, but when the landlady blew Toms cover and Freddie came back up it left him with little choice.
And that is how the film goes, Tom is basically prepared to kill everyone and even change sexual preference to keep his life.
In a way Tom is the ultimate predator and this movie IMO is one of the best of all time.
Elites and wannabe elites are basically in the same cesspool lol.
Doesn't make much sense to me. I suppose it could have been a gut reaction to go back upstairs but that was most certainly the wrong thing to do because if he dies the secret remains intact. If he leaves and lives then the landlady is the corroborating witness that someone is impersonating his friend, and his friend is missing and potentially dead. The other implausibility is that any type of deep cut would bleed out. There would probably be a gallon of blood on the floor and his clothes. You'd never get the blood out of the grout. You'd never get the body down the stairs without blood. You'd never keep the blood off the clothes, and you'd never keep the blood out of the car. You see these facts on crime shows and news reports of investigations/courtroom evidence, etc.
they dont make gay cinema like they used to anymore
It's all gay cinema.
@ I appreciate your candor
(Ryan Murphy to you ) Hold my beer
This and A Rebel Without a Cause are both classics in that genre
You probably do know your ass from your elbow.
Ripley literally pulled a Weekend At Bernies
😂
Hoffman...such a brilliant actor here out shining Matt Damon
Always loved PSH!! Hes such a superb actor!!
The absolute disdain 0:26
I can't stop watching this scene!
Man this version was so much better than the Netflix series. Better acting, directing and visuals
There was a Netflix version?
@Eriqzzzz with Andrew Scott, who is a fine actor
I never knew there was a Netflix version 😅
Disturbingly Beautiful movie! Everyone was superb!👌🏼
What a film. A remake but still fantastic. Matt’s arrogance and shame when he opened the door
This movie was so good! Creeped me out!
I agree. To this day one of my favorite movies. Some of the best ensemble acting that I have ever seen, down to the smallest part. Probably career‘s best for Jude Law, Gwynneth Paltrow and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Great cinematography, great soundtrack. The atmosphere is so stirring that it makes you feels you are really there for the Grand Tour of the 50‘s.
Absolutely. Final scene where you know he's just trapped himself into a world of continually lying to survive, knowing it could all come crashing down at any moment, completely disturbed me.
So many detestable characters in this movie.
That's really astute. I feel like this movie is underrated.
Who would you say is the most likeable/ethical?
@@uToobeD Dickie's girlfriend
@@gtxx6699 Haha yeah, she's alright :)
They are ALL detestable . That’s the whole point.
Kinda like an edgier version of the great gatsby. Decadent self-absorbed people whose vices are enabled by money and destroying lives in their wake. Ripley like Nick is the outsider fascinated by a charismatic kinda scummy privileged guy , acting more generally like a magnifying glass to examine this social scene with the additional role of being their punishment .
Peter , his lover at the end, might be the only relatively sympathetic character.
@@plgjp83 Yes, very good comparison there with The Great Gatsby. I hadn't noticed that.
I thought the really clever thing in this movie is that even though the Matt Damon character is doing all these horrible things (including murder) you still don't want him to be caught, at least I didn't.
To be fair though though there was some level of accident in the murder, and so his conscious predetermined crimes were being an imposter, stealing identities, fraud etc
The: "I think I'm saying it..." is: "What the f*** have you done with my friend you f*****' creep??!!!" A true friend.
"This place come furnished? It's a bit ... bourgeois ...?"
Indeed, it wasn't within Dickie's style. The grand piano, the Romanesque bust and such, all aroused Freddy's suspicions
Also, Tom lying about living there permanently in the first place when he very obviously does. That alone is suspicious because why lie about it.
Freddy always knew there was something wrong. But he didn't realize the extent that a person will go to obtain something they want. Desperation drives humans to depravity. Freddy has never been desperate in his life that's the reason for his demise.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman steals every scene he's in no matter who he's acting with
Tommy was a good looking, shy, and seemingly weak guy. There would be no reason for Freddie to NOT be so open about his suspicions and blatant disrespect. Freddie is smart. If he was talking to a rough, known convict, he wouldn't have handled the tense situation like he did with Tommy. But Freddie, completely underestimated how dangerous Tommy was, and that's why this scene is so good. We as the audience see the tension building because we know what Tommy has done and is capable of doing.
Such a wonderful movie, such a fantastic scene, and such master class actors.
I miss Phillip Seymore Hoffman so much. And this is my favorite scene with him.
I miss him too. Of all the acting greats we've lost over the last 10 or so years, it's Hoffman whose absence I feel the most.
He even did the voice outside, that’s quick thinking Dickie!
So many great performances in this movie!
Definitely. Crazy to realize how young these guys were here
"you're a quick study arent you."
I thought this was going to be another Keir Starmer and Lord Alli video... 😂
Loved this movie. The situation of a gay character crushing on a straight character who just appreciated the attention was very relatable.
Damon has real Taylor Lautner vibes in this scene.
The great Philip Seymour Hoffman, he was so smooth. He was the very best of all time.
tom hated Freddie because Freddie saw right through him and knew he was a fraud. he could fool dicky and everyone else but Freddie saw him for what he was, a loser, a poser, and a mooch. what he didn't know was that tom was also a murderer
Amazing film
Great acting from both!
PSH is the greatest actor of all time. A master.
He's on the list, but the greatest is Daniel Day-Lewis.
@ I disagree. DDL is also a master of his craft but I think PSH is better. I also really like Joaquin. The film The Master is so amazing. And Paul Thomas Anderson is such an actors director. What is it with these guys and their three name thing lol?
@@LikeSomeDude
The Master has some of the greatest acting ever put to film. The “don’t blink” interview scene, as well as the final meeting between Dodd and Freddy, so good.
Na russel crowe, in his early performances decimates PSH.
Romper stomper, a beautiful mind, gladiator. Untouchable performances.
Honorable mentions but not as good as his earlier roles are american gangster and Robin hood.
Even Jude law is a far better actor than FSH.
@@Brumsly absolutely. Both of those scenes are just so amazing to watch. PSH plays that role in such an understated way.
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They're having a contest to see who is the most unlikeable and both winning.
Yep it’s amazing.
Two actors. Acting their asses off. I love it
Matt Damon doesn't get enough credit for his performance in this film. Guy played a sociopathic creep so well
Hoffman owned this scene
Seymour Hoffman, God rest his beautiful soul, was the finest actor of our generation. Every single solitary role he portrayed was not just him portraying a character, but they were all actually parts of his own personality and he turned every character into himself. He was absolutely riveting in every single film he starred in.
That look at 0.32 seconds should have its own emoji.
Since they were in Europe, Freddie Miles should have been Freddie 1.6 Kilometers.
Oof. Dad, you’re embarrassing me!
It’s genius how the background music becomes an extension of Freddie’s irreverent and eerie piano playing, and it continues to lead the audience with ominous feelings.
Man, I miss PSH. What an amazing and versatile actor
One of those early PSH supporting roles that just popped right off the screen.
Freddie was very arrogant & conceited. He never imagined that a “low-class” person could outsmart him.
Freddie may have been arrogant, but he didn't get outsmarted. He had figured very quickly before anyone that something was wrong and that he didn't trust Tom Ripley, but clearly didn't expect him to be a cold blooded killer, because of how meek he had been.
@@VanielDeeformhis initial dislike of Tom was more due to the fact that Tom was clearly from a poor background and desperately clinging to Dickey. That immediate disgust made him immediately look for the worst in Tom, whereas everybody else was borderline indifferent to him.
love how the score repeats her "Plop plop plop plop"
RIP Phillip Seymour Hoffman. He was so great at playing sleazy, arrogant, unlikeable characters lol
PSH was preparing for his role in Capote, here. 😅
Him outside with the body is like that one scene of american psycho…. Like cartoonishly insane
They don't make enough movies like this. No CGI, no "action" scenes, just an excellent movie, great story, acting, cinematography.
Tommy Tommy Tommy...
Hows the peeping?
How's the peeping?
Freddie was annoying and snobby as hell. “Dickie didn’t play the piano, Dickie doesn’t eat Dinner at 630, Dickie doesn’t like Oatmeal, Dickie doesn’t use deodorant, Dickie doesn’t like roses” Holy sh*t dude. STFU. Dude was in love with Dickie so much he got killed over it.
You don't really get the purpose of the dialogue do you
When I first watched this film I kind of wondered if his character was secretly in love with Dickie, and that's why he was so immediately suspicious of Tom.
He is Hilary Swank. Its a long hidden secret that actors sometimes have 2 characters they show us. He plays Hillary Swank.
I see it now. He's so thin and resembles her
@georgemcfly1205 same crooked smile. Same body. Even have that self conscious way of acting.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman is not Hilary Swank
@@TheRogueSquid very funny look at the other guy dimbo
@@TheRogueSquid wrong guy
Wow Freddie is so condescending, this is such a great movie. I love it very much.
Hollywood has really declined in recent years, hasnt it? When was the last time they made a film this good? Superman vs batman cant even begin to compete.
What a scene 😮 and that ALFA ROMEO ! what a gorgeous car ! Does anyone know the model ?
Old money.
This movie was an accidental find when I saw it in theaters.
Made a point to see a movie every Saturday, whether it previously caught my eye or not.
Became the creepiest, eeriest confirmation that you just gotta try new things.
No other movie has the audience 'rooting' for an obvious psychopath more than this one.
Still a bloody excellent film to this day.
Spectacular casting (Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall, etc.) for the great Anthony Minghella directing a Patricia Highsmith adaptation. Amazing film.
Have you ever tried lifting and carrying 160lbs? Yeah.
Freddy's 200 easily.
@@paulmarkey613 ya probly
5:04 Weekend at Freddie’s
Phillip was my favorite actor
I am torn over which performance is my favorite
Scotty in “Boogie Nights”
Or Freddy in “The Talented Mr Ripley”
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman ❤😢
This is the most brilliant performance of Hoffman's career. He gave the movie added depth. In fact, it was all of the actors best job.
This scean is two predators smelling each other .