http://filmint.nu/steven-zaillian-ripley-neo-noir-or-revisionary-noir-m-keith-booker/

Keith Booker's notion of "revisionary noir" is loosely defined in this essay; it's possible that it's better fleshed out in his recently released book "American Film Noir: from The Maltese Falcon to Gone Girl". Worth a read, even if its application here is spotty.

The essay does contain very good coverage of RIPLEY's use of Caravaggio (the first "noir" painter) in further developing the character of Tom Ripley.