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‘The Talented Mr. Ripley,’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins

The Rewatchables

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The Best Actor of Generation

"He can pass through a movie, put 10 minutes in and still every scene even more than a K Blanche," he says. "I think probably the simultaneously, the funniest, scariest, most vulnerable actor ever." He's good in his parts where he's the lead but best when he is just Scotty Jay or or miles. And what's funny is he got Scotty Jay. He's got the Magnolia guy who's very meek. Yes, very sweet, very earnest. Not aging well. It felt like it was supposed to be an important movie at the time. Now it's just gone.

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