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The Greatness of ‘Ripley’ Hinges on a Gorgeously Brutal Murder

MAGNIFICENT SCENE

The third episode of Netflix’s adaptation of the classic novel will make you find a cold-blooded killer strangely alluring.

Barry Levitt
Barry Levitt 

Freelance Writer

Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley and Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf in Ripley.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Netflix
Barry Levitt

Barry Levitt

Freelance Writer

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