Don't Say a Word
by Gary Fleder
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Actor: Brittany Murphy, Guy Torry, Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Skye McCole BartusiakDirector: Gary Fleder
Brand: TCFHE
Producer: Andrew Klavan
Writer: Andrew Klavan
Producer: Anne Kopelson
Producer: Arnold Kopelson
Producer: Arnon Milchan
Writer: Anthony Peckham
Writer: Patrick Smith Kelly
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
Published: 2002-02-01
DVD Release Date: 2002-02-19
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Don't Say a Word
Movie Review: An exceptional movie, good stuff but with sad undertones
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is absolutely perfect in more than one respect. It combines all that can be expected from the best action thrillers, with a lot of interesting, mostly positive, psychology. It does radiate good vibrations most of the time. However, this is also a complex movie, with a sort of progression inside; it also left me a sad, uneasy feeling: as the story progresses and we get closer to the final happy conclusion for Jessie, the movie also somehow seem to fall into a sadder and sadder atmosphere. The end episode at Hart Island and the liberation of Jessie happen in a dark, rather frightening atmosphere and surroundings. The epitome of that downwrad progression is the very final shot with a lot of internal tension between the characters, an impression nearly more of sadness than joy (although Jessie has just been freed), rather sad dark-blue colors, and lights blinking everywhere (which is a rather threatening ambience, if you consider it from a distance). So much for the hints of a sad progression.The better sides now: the story itself is extremely interesting and very original; the characters are great, especially Conrad of course, who manages to focus so much energy and determination in a short timeframe to solve all the problems. Absolutely each and every scene is great, in one way or another; the robbery, Dr Conrad, the Conrad breakfast, the shock of Jessie's disparition, the lift, the morgue, the drive, Nathan's wife, the office, Elizabeth, Jessy and the kidnappers, Aggie's Battle, thesubway, etc.
The best scene, by far, is Hart Island: Elizabeth memories, then al the rest: the first necounter with the kidnappers, the epic quest for the number, with all the good details ; the determination of Nathan Conrad; the sad but accurate memories of Elizabeteh father's death and burial; the number; the discovery; the battle; the conslusion...
My mind just sort of gulped every moment of the Hart Island episode (that is mostly true of the whole movie anyway).
I've seen plenty of good movies, but this one is probably one of the best, in its own gloomy particular way; it has a wonderful, special, sort of appeal.
The atmosphere is very original and interesting, the shots, the background colors too.
This is also a very demanding movie, in that it requires close attention from the spectator; however it is also well conducted in that the attention needed is never too much, and it is always pleasant anyway.
In all the movie, most characters have a beautiful sort of aura, especially Nathan Conrad of course, but also Elizabeth, his wife, and his daughter.
I really had a great, wonderful time watching this movie, and I am sure I will watch it again several times, and always enjoy it all the same.
Summary of Don't Say a Word
Michael Douglas is "tremendous" (Tribune News Services) inthe psychological thriller "in the classic Hitchcock tradition" (The New York Observer). When The daughter of a prominent new York psychiatrist (Douglas) is kidnapped, his only hope for her safe return is to pry a 6-digit number from the memory of a troubled teenage girl - and time is running out!Adapted from Andrew Klavan's bestselling suspense novel, Don't Say a Word is a suitable companion to director Gary Fleder's earlier hit Kiss the Girls, with solid performances serving a plot that begins promisingly. The tension starts when the daughter of a topnotch New York psychiatrist (Michael Douglas) is kidnapped by a bitter ex-con (Sean Bean) with an old score to settle. Aided by an unwitting colleague (Oliver Platt), Douglas can save his daughter by extracting crucial information from a traumatized patient (Brittany Murphy), while his bedridden wife (Famke Janssen) and a tenacious detective (Jennifer Esposito) do their part to solve the mystery. Fleder pushes all the routine buttons with effectively somber style, so Don't Say a Word will satisfy anyone with a preference for high-anxiety thrillers, even as it grows increasingly conventional; it's entertaining without being particularly original. It's a by-the-book programmer, just right for rainy-day viewing. --Jeff Shannon
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