Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #281 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-15
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Anamorphic, Colour, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
• Original language: French
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 126 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Tell No One is that rare thing, a French thriller that bears all the hallmarks of a Hollywood remake, only with the French left in. There's no actual time to ponder the glossy look and feel though, as François Cluzet's stoic but grief-stricken widower Alex races to clear his name, when the case of his wife's murder is reopened after eight years. This set up is wound even tighter upon his receipt of an email, seemingly from his wife, instructing him to follow those titular instructions.

What follows is a nerve-tugging chase movie - making best possible use of Harlan Coben's source material - as Alex ducks and weaves between shady underworld goons, a gang of surprisingly helpful thugs and two laid back detectives, all of whom help raise the game of cat and mouse to dizzying heights. The twists and turns are many, and even though the story is a little too long, and its reveal steeped in a Miss Marple-sized helping of exposition, the film's emotional centre remains intact to the very last scene. While a big studio remake of Tell No One won't be short on A-List appeal and big noisy action, matching this film's mix of thrills and heart will be a rare feat indeed. --Luke Mawson

Synopsis
Actor-turned-director Guillaume Canet follows up his critically-acclaimed debut MON IDOLE (WHATEVER YOU SAY) with the conspiracy thriller TELL NO ONE. Eight years after his wife's brutal murder, paediatrician Alexandre Beck receives an unsettling email from an anonymous sender. The message contains a link to a video--shot in real-time--of a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to his deceased wife. Could she still be alive? And why does she instruct him to 'tell no one'? Before he has a chance to lift the lid on this mystery, Alexandre finds himself at the centre of a massive cover-up, with the police desperately trying to pin the blame on him for his wife's murder. Like any good thriller, TELL NO ONE packs in plenty of suspense, intrigue, and a general distrust of the authorities. Based on the best-selling novel by Harlan Coben.

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Brilliant
Really really enjoyed it. Not the biggest fan of subtitled films, but was very impressed with this one. Great story line and excellent acting. Worth owning.

Absolute Belter
Premise: man's wife murdered, he gets beaten to pulp and left for dead...eight years later he gets an email. Cue plot twists galore.

I loved this, I know some people want total realism or total adherence to the book, but I am always willing to let that slide in favour of a decent film. I think that this is a belter. If this were made in America it would have been terrible but the French setting is great.

The good - I thought the plot was always intriguing and I was never bored, the twists were great and only towards the end did I ever figure them out beforehand. The acting was brill and everyone felt believable. I really liked the details, the small things that made the film work: the old Volvo, the OCD police man, moving the police around the projects. Great stuff. I also loved the grade on the film and some of the shots were superb with so many location shots, such a great level of production.

The bad - I didn't find too much wrong with it!

Exhausted after watching this!
Wow, frenetic or what - had to watch it a couple of times just to work it out. I haven't read the book so I can't compare the two. I thought it was a good film but I can see there are problems with the pacing and it seemed disjointed at times. Worth watching especially if you are trying to improve your French or just to ignore the imperfections and enjoy it!