as the title suggests there is a philosophical and meritocratic thread running through this film represent if a man has the talent and looks to find his way into society and money what might be the outcome if he is denied it for failing to have the x factor. this question is unsatisfactorily dealt with in this adaptation of patricia highsmith book and left me rather cold along the way. matt damon is the ripley of the title and apart from blagging his way on a funded jaunt to europe falls under the spell of his commissioned target and dickie greenleaf (law). homoeroticism and social insecurity get all tangled up in a violent conflagration which escalated and complicate themselves for the rest of the movie. law and damon and the damningly pleasant paltrow as dickie girlfriend are ok. i liked philip seymour hoffman cameo ish freddie miles and the bluff society friend that ripley can never be. the problem is that the story is lumpen without arc  or redemption and for that matter  which makes it rather difficult to swallow. negative . 
as the title suggests there is a philosophical and meritocratic thread running through this film represent if a man has the talent and looks to find his way into society and money what might be the outcome if he is denied it for failing to have the x factor. this question is unsatisfactorily dealt with in this adaptation of patricia highsmith book and left me rather cold along the way. matt damon is the ripley of the title and apart from blagging his way on a funded jaunt to europe falls under the spell of his commissioned target and dickie greenleaf (law). homoeroticism and social insecurity get all tangled up in a violent conflagration which escalated and complicate themselves for the rest of the movie. law and damon and the damningly pleasant paltrow as dickie girlfriend are ok. i liked philip seymour hoffman cameo ish freddie miles and the bluff society friend that ripley can never be. the problem is that the story is lumpen without arc  or redemption and for that matter  which makes it rather difficult to swallow. negative . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

Judge the movie review above, you need to make a function call:
    If you feel the movie review is positive
        print "This is a semantically positive review."
    Otherwise, if you feel the movie review is negative
        print "This is a semantically negative review."
