A great deal of talent is responsible for the mesmerizing new thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley.

 It all starts with Patricia Highsmith, who wrote the novel in 1955. It was a landmark mystery novel back then and has lost little of its shock value in four decades.
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The effect doesn't linger too long after the end of the movie, but the classy psychological thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley is a twisted, taut and terrifying experience while it lasts.

 The story moves relentlessly -- if slowly and for a protracted time. We are kept perched nervously in taut expectation, which is the state of suspense all thrillers yearn for. The film opens tomorrow.
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