This film is a remake of a film called 'The Talented Mr Ripley.'
Ripley's an excellent film, so this one isn't entirely without merit - it's just that if you've already seen Ripley, there's not much point in watching an inferior remake.
This is going to happen more and more often - taking the beats and plot points of old films and reproducing them in a modern setting. Much of the marketing for a film like this is via Tik Tok with sequences set to (eg) 'Murder On The Dancefloor,' or putting in OTT scenes that get "buzz" on social media - and as most of the target audience won't have seen the original film - it won't matter to them that it's a remake.
Ripley's an excellent film, so this one isn't entirely without merit - it's just that if you've already seen Ripley, there's not much point in watching an inferior remake.
This is going to happen more and more often - taking the beats and plot points of old films and reproducing them in a modern setting. Much of the marketing for a film like this is via Tik Tok with sequences set to (eg) 'Murder On The Dancefloor,' or putting in OTT scenes that get "buzz" on social media - and as most of the target audience won't have seen the original film - it won't matter to them that it's a remake.