Tell No One – Review
by John on Aug.06, 2009, under Reviews
We’re approaching the end of the big summer blockbuster season where most people spend lots more time inside a theater. Hollywood expects this. In fact, they force it by delaying any big summer DVD releases until fall. If you’ve been paying any attention to your Netflix queue, you’ll notice the pickings are getting slim. Fortunately, this makes it a perfect time to discover some hidden foreign gems.
Tell No One is a thriller out of France. The french title is Ne le dis à personne which roughly translates into This Movie is Too Smart For You Stupid Americans. And that’s pretty much why this movie is so great. There is no spoonfeeding. Even Subtlety makes frequent cameos. It’s nice to see him getting work after his banishment from Hollywood twenty years ago.
You will have to turn on your brain before settling in with Tell No One. Being French, the subtitles help focus your short attention, and that’s good because there’s a lot to take in. The story weaves several disconnected storylines into a solid, beautiful thread by the end. I was able to roughly figure out where things were going before then, but that didn’t spoil the ending at all. In fact, the ending far exceeded my expectations. So simple, yet so moving.
Definitely check out Ne le dis à personne if you like foreign films, good thrillers, or if your DVD queue is starting to insult your intelligence.
Grade: A-
