Tell No One (2006)
October 12, 2010
Title: Tell No One
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
“Tell No One” is the French film adaption of an American novel written by the author Harlan Coben. It tells of a man, Alexandre, whose wife is murdered. Ten years after the fact, new evidence surfaces that causes detectives to reopen the case and suspect him as the culprit. What follows is a two-hour-long game of cat and mouse between Alexandre and the police. It’s quite a coincidence that I watched this film on the same day I watched Gothika, because both films have similar (I use the word broadly) premises. Both films deal with the protagonist facing an unexplainable series of events that paint them as a criminal. However, “Tell No One” does it right. It never tells you the whole story and deals the information out in doses, giving you just enough to keep you wondering. The ending, though somewhat contrived, was satisfying to say the least.
I have heard an English language adaption is in the works. If you can stand subtitles, though, the French one is pretty good.
