Damon’s an incredibly talented actor. Example: The scene in the gendarme’s office in the second Bourne, when he’s staring stonily and refusing to answer questions, there was a moment when he senses a break, revealed by the slightest flicker of the eye... Just marvelous to watch. He owned that scene. Too bad the third Bourne sucked so hard...
As to this, however: “the sensitive, lonely and confused Tom Ripley in ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’...”, the reviewer reveals that he has no clue whatsoever about that movie. Ripley wasn’t sensitive, lonely or confused. He was a sociopathic, self-loathing homosexual murderer. Bit of a difference. And Damon nailed it. A magnificent theatrical achievement.
I completely agree. Whatever his politics, he’s an exellent actor and a credit to any film he’s in. I recently saw Invictus and he was simply outstanding. His Oscar nomination was well deserved.
I loved that scene, too. The whole second movie was just outstanding (though I was kinda confused by the fight scene between Bourne and that other assassin in Munich—seemed like it really didn’t have to happen, but they needed an action scene...).
The third movie was still pretty good, and that fight scene with Desh was the best of the trilogy. Absolutely outstanding work.
I agree about Damon in general. He can be as big a political idiot as he wants (this is America, after all), that doesn’t make him any less of an actor. His work in “Good Will Hunting,” the “Bourne” movies, and “The Departed” were all outstanding. He was good in “Ripley,” but that movie was just plain unsettling, so I couldn’t really stand and applaud (though the last shot in the movie on the ship with all the mirror doors swinging around him was very cool).
I don't like Damon's politics, but I agree about Mr. Ripley.