Sam Kriss

Grey, gloomy, and utterly joyless: Ripley reviewed

Just like its title character, Ripley is pretending to be something it’s not – namely, a masterpiece

Netflix’s update is grey, gloomy, and utterly joyless: Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley. Credit: Lorenzo Sisti/Netflix © 2021
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