Ripley, directed by Anthony Minghella ( The English Patient) re-teamed with Affleck in Dogma for Kevin Smith ( Chasing Amy) and signed for the film of Cormac McCarthy’s best seller All the Pretty Horses when the aforementioned Leo turned it down. Following the box-office and Oscar success of Good Will Hunting (an acting nomination and a win for the script he wrote with co-star, friend and fellow South Boston townie Ben Affleck), Damon, 27, scored the title role in Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan nabbed the lead in The Talented Mr. And that includes a certain Titanic star, who’s still on R & R while Damon is out hustling roles.
No under-thirty actor today holds a better career hand than Matt Damon.
