Customer Reviews
Hugely enjoyable - By: Tonkfan, 14 Jul 2008 
It's always nice to see a film that's respectful to the book it was based on, particularly when it's a book by such a literate & clever thriller writer. A few nods to Hollywood here & there have no doubt helped this film become more mainstream & well known than the average French film - & it doesn't suffer at alll for that.
Atmospheric, great acting, good set pieces, believable characters, some incredible twists & turns - what more could you ask for?
Recommended.
To Die of Love - By: MICHAEL ACUNA, 13 Jul 2008 Alexandre Beck (heretofore a perpetual second banana in comedies but here definitely the distraught, crazed, put-upon, conflicted hero, François Cluzet) seems to have it alll: a great & loving family, a beautiful & loving wife, Margot (played by Marie Croze) & even a big faithful dog to fill out his life.
Director Guilluame Canet (the erratic but full of life, "Les Jeux Enfants" & the chilly yet warm even sentimental, "Joyeux Noel") begins this film with an outdoor family dinner: everyone enjoying the food, the wine, the children, dogs romping around, everyone having a great time yet the music playing on the soundtrack is Otis Redding's "For Your Precious Love" a doleful plea for love & acceptance which cuts away at the sunny, family-positive scene that it underscores; thus setting up psychological friction between the scene we are watching & the music which is underscoring it. Things are not as they seem. Something is amiss.
Based on a novel by American Thriller writer, Harlan Cohen much of the film plays like a classic American Thriller ("D.O.A" & "Chinatown") but filtered through the intelligence of screenwriters Canet & Philippe Lefebvre). In fact the tone of "Tell No One" feels very much like a Roman Polanski film: as in the aforementioned "Chinatown" or "Knife in the Water": alll complex stories which involve big mysteries & bigger love stories as well.
In a scene involving murder & mayhem, Margot is killed. For a short period of time the Police suspect Alexandre but this is soon dispelled & life goes on for Alex, who eventuallly becomes a Pediatrician but never marries: he pines & mourns for Margot even 8 years after the fact. Then one day he gets an e-mail showing a very much alive Margot...or so it seems.
Perhaps there are a few too many plot upheavals here but Canet & Lefebvre keep the business of the film moving along coherently. On hand are a number of French actors who contribute, in smalll roles, to the truthfulness & humanity of this film: Nathalie Baye, Jean Rochefort & Kristin Scott Thomas (who speaks beautiful idiomatic Parisian French).
Harlen Cohen has said that he is a fan of "stories that move you, that grab hold of your heart & do not let it go." There is no doubt that with Canet as his partner he has gotten his wish with "Tell No One."
Absolutely Brilliant - By: Sooty, 05 Jun 2008 
Reallly reallly enjoyed it. Not the biggest fan of subtitled films, but was very impressed with this one. Great story line & excellent acting. Worth owning.
Absolute Belter - By: MrShev, 15 Apr 2008 Premise: man's wife murdered, he gets beaten to pulp & 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 & I was never bored, the twists were great & only towards the end did I ever figure them out beforehand. The acting was brill & everyone felt believable. I reallly liked the details, the smalll 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 & 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! - By: Wingle, 07 Apr 2008 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 & it seemed disjointed at times. Worth watching especiallly if you are trying to improve your French or just to ignore the imperfections & enjoy it!
