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TELL NO ONE Send This Review to a Friend
Shown in the 2007 Rendez-vous with French Cinema series and finally getting a deserved commercial release, “Tell No One” (“Ne le dis à personne”), directed by Guillaume Canet, builds suspense as a mystery and thriller. The film, written by Canet with Phillippe Lefebrve, is an adaptation of the novel by American writer Harlan Coben. François Cluzet plays Dr. Alexandre Beck, who has been nursing the pain of the sudden disappearance and assumed killing of his wife eight years ago. The police suspect him of murder, but suddenly events take a turn that indicates there’s more to the story.
Strange messages arrive. Could his wife still be alive? What’s going on? The film races along with mounting tension, and there’s the boon of an excellent cast that also includes Nathalie Baye, André Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jean Rochefort, François Berléand and Marina Hands.
“Tell No One” abounds in intricacies and challenges the viewer to penetrate the mystery. Meanwhile, events lead to a widening trail--gangster involvement, action, emotional tension and the awaited unraveling of the mystery. Director Canet keeps the film moving intriguingly and the suspense smoldering beneath the well-constructed narrative surface.
Here’s an import that’s definitely fun to watch, and also to admire for its creative skill and strong acting. A Music Box Films release.
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