"Anthony Minghella’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley is the seminal holiday film. Core to its brilliance is a series of things: linen, Philip Seymour Hoffman, the rippling waves around Positano, and boats. We’re not saying that anything nefarious is going to happen on Caravel’s bobbing little bistro boat. Nor are we saying that Jude Law is going to look you in the eye and ask whether you’d like jelly cream. But we are saying that being on a boat, even one moored in Angel, is a lovely thing. Especially when silky smooth pâté and crab tagliatelle is involved." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna