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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also thought black and white was an odd choice given that the Amalfi Coast is renowned for its colors, but the cinematography is just breath-taking and pure art.

I also thought Andrew Scott is too old for the part, but I love him so much so I'm suspending disbelief.

I also was surprised by a non-binary actor in the role of Freddie (who can ever replace Phillip Seymour Hoffman), but are we acting like non-binary is something this generation invented?  That some people didn't live who they were in the 60s?  Ever heard of Berlin in the 30s?

I also thought it was too slow when it didn't need to be in places.  But I couldn't stop watching and finished it all today.

I hope that they make the next book in the series. [/quote]

Agree with much of this. People like being able to root for a character and having a sociopathic murderer get away with it defies the standard narrative. None of the principal players come off all that well; they are unlikeable at best. Remember that the author of the Ripley books, Patricia Highsmith, was an uncloseted lesbian who travelled in international circles and likely knew a wide range of non-traditional, nonbinary individuals. It was just invented yesterday. The black detective seemed a bit out of place but it also worked on some level. Black & white filming does not work for everyone but I enjoyed the moodiness of it. They went in hard with close-ups of statuary and that became a bit trite.

If that cat could talk.[/quote]

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