For a start Andrew Scott is 48 years old and looks it, so the persona of the young drifter doesn't fit. Next, not just his deliberately slow dialogue but all the casts methodical serious approach to everything becomes a drag.
Add to this this monochrome colouring and the series fails to deliver much punch, surprise or atmosphere apart from dreariness, Ripley is more of a depressed desperate loser than a crafty conman and opportunist.
They've put effort and thought Into the production but they have over done the styling, it drowns out the intrigue and fun the story.
So an average show, that could have been better.
Dakota Fanning's character is so deadpan she flattens most scenes she is in, the beauty and sparkle of Naples is totally lost, the lightness and purity that Gwyneth Paltrow once gave this role, made the character far more appealing.
So I'm being generous with a 5, it's mainly for effort, they tried hard but failed.
Add to this this monochrome colouring and the series fails to deliver much punch, surprise or atmosphere apart from dreariness, Ripley is more of a depressed desperate loser than a crafty conman and opportunist.
They've put effort and thought Into the production but they have over done the styling, it drowns out the intrigue and fun the story.
So an average show, that could have been better.
Dakota Fanning's character is so deadpan she flattens most scenes she is in, the beauty and sparkle of Naples is totally lost, the lightness and purity that Gwyneth Paltrow once gave this role, made the character far more appealing.
So I'm being generous with a 5, it's mainly for effort, they tried hard but failed.