Ripley Under Ground (film)

Ripley Under Ground also known as White on White is a 2005 GermanBritishFrench crime thriller directed by Roger Spottiswoode and based on the second novel in Patricia Highsmiths Tom Ripley series. The film stars Barry Pepper as the cunning psychopath Ripley and features Willem Dafoe, Alan Cumming and Tom Wilkinson in supporting roles. Ripley Under Ground was produced during July and August 2003, but was only released two years later. It was shown on the 2005 AFI Fest by American Film Institute, receiving a lowprofile wide theatrical release.

The film received a wide theatrical release onNovember 2005, as well as being shown at the AFI Fest film festival in Los Angeles. It was released on DVD onJuly 2007 in the Netherlands.Given the films lowprofile release, critical reviews have been scarce. Varietys review was less than positive, saying Although it strives to push Patricia Highsmiths bestknown bad man in a snarky direction, Ripley Under Ground is too fidgety and unsure to settle on a sustained tone and ends up in a no mans land between hysterical satire and sleek Euro thriller. As previous filmic Ripleys demonstrated, from Purple Noon and The American Friend to The Talented Mr. Ripley and Ripleys Game, its all in the casting, and the talented Mr. Barry Pepper is not capable of pulling off the demonically complicated and murderous con artist. ........

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