Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this tale of romance, mystery, and murder. Damon is Ripley, a lavatory attendant, who begins re-inventing himself when he is mistaken for a Princeton grad. Thus begin the deceptions. He loves the new identity and moves on to bigger games, becoming – and replacing – another man.