Purple Noon
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Movie Reviews of Purple Noon
Movie Review: Riveting drama, beautiful cinematography! Clément rules...
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw The Talented Mr. Ripley before seeing Purple Noon, and found the Matt Damon vehicle rather tediously dark.
Dark is fine, but there is a self-consciousness about the remake that ruins it, to my way of thinking. The psychological drama is hammered home, rather than understated and left to make a dramatic impact.
René Clément's version is incomparably better. Not a tedious moment in the film, and many scenes of incredible beauty. I haven't read the Highsmith novel, but to me Tom Ripley came across as a conflicted bisexual in this movie. There is an understated creepiness about his sexuality here, in comparison to the Matt Damon movie where the homosexuality seems overdone and rather heavy-handed, almost laughable.
And of course, this ending cannot be beat. You simply must see it. Concise and perfect
Movie Review: a beautiful thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
Beautiful cinematography, beautiful music and beautiful Alain Delon in his early 20's. It is a murder + suspense movie, but the talented French moviemen did such a beautiful job that Hollywood could not match up 38 years later. Alain Delon is no doubt the most handsome man in 20th Centry. But he was not reliant on his look, that's why he was, and still is, the greatest French movie star.Movie Review: Great old movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I had seen this movie back in the sixties and had never forgotten it. Was surprised I could even find it. The film was as clear as a bell. It actually seemed like a brand new DVD. I was expecting somewhat faded colors, even sub-titles, but such was not the case. I really enjoyed the movie and it was priced right.Movie Review: Faithful Thriller and Era
Summary: 5 Stars
Not only faithful to Highsmith's great book, the cast gets the cool objectivity of her writing and is perfectly matched to the characters they are portraying, the movie also captures the bygone era of the South of France in the 1950s, its gentle rhythms a marvelous counterpoint to the tension of the unfolding drama.Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Great actors and great director, great writer and cool ending. i waatched it in the original French with english subtitles. You notice that the english is a bit oversimplified in the translation and the little bits of the french that I understood were always different. anyway... the movie is good.