Purple Noon is a French version of the The Talented Mr. Ripley, with Alain Delon as Ripley. It doesn’t work because Alain Delon is Ripley.
Obviously, Delon is a fine actor. His resume reflects that. But the film never answers the question of why Delon wants to be Dickie Greenleaf when he’s already Alain Freakin’ Delon, probably the best looking guy in Southern Europe. Purple Noon gives us a greedy Ripley, a jealous Ripley, but it doesn’t give us a grasping or needy Ripley. Without those elements, this film’s iteration of the character is just a good looking guy who leeches from a rich dude until he gets a chance to kill him.
That isn’t much fun, and neither is Purple Noon.
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