Guillaume Canet's convoluted but highly entertaining Gallic thriller Tell No One, based on American novelist Harlan Coben's 2001 bestseller, successfully transfers the setting of the labyrinthine plot to France, where amiable pediatrician Alexandre Beck (Francois Cluzet) still grieves over the death of his wife Margot, abducted and apparently murdered by a serial killer eight years earlier. The plot kicks in when Alexandre receives e-mails suggesting that Margot might still be alive, a turn of events that coincides with the discovery of two bodies buried near the lake where Margot disappeared. As new corpses begin to pile up, the police—led by sad-faced inspector Eric Levkowitch (Francois Berléand)—begin to suspect that the good doctor might actually be the killer. Soon, Hitchcockian “wrong man” Alexandre is forced to go on the run, pursued by both the cops and some mysterious bad guys as he searches desperately for the truth. Tell No One is an engrossing thriller that winds up exactly where you expect, but it takes a delightfully twisted route getting there and is so skillfully presented that it carries the viewer along breathlessly for the ride. Highly recommended. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include 35 minutes of deleted scenes, six minutes of outtakes, and trailers. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release is “The B-Side” hour-shy “making-of” documentary. Bottom line: a solid extras package for a fine thriller.] (F. Swietek)
Tell No One
Music Box, 125 min., in French w/English subtitles, not rated, DVD: $14.95, Blu-ray: $19.95 Volume 24, Issue 2
Tell No One
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