The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Mirage Enterprises

December 25, 1999
Drama?

DVD
C-

With a lighter touch, this could've been a delightful farce, or something like one of Hitchcock's wittier mysteries.  Director Anthony Minghella adapted the Patricia Highsmith novel.

The Missing (2003)

The Missing (2003)

Columbia etc.

November 26, 2003

Western
DVD
D+

Bumped up from a D for the character of a female doctor (albeit unlicensed).  This is based on the novel The Last Ride by Thomas Eidson (with that spelling).  Ron Howard directed.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth
Gramercy Pictures
2 October 1998
Historical Drama
DVD
D+

I saw this in the theater, but this time I couldn't tell if Blanchett was giving a good performance or if it was just she was one of the few people not shouting their lines.  Also, putting Protestant martyrs in the first scene was certainly off-putting (and I'd argue less effective than if shown later).  At least the production values are good.  Shekhar Kapur directed.

Carol

Carol
StudioCanal
17 May 2015 (Cannes)
Historical Drama, Romance
DVD
C-

Slow-moving tale of two women, one of them named Carol, who fall in love in '50s America.  This is based on the Patricia Highsmith novel and directed by Todd Haynes.