Blu-ray disc of the week: Tell No One

Posted by Chris Smith on Fri 12 Jun 2009

But how can she email him if she's dead?...

The Plot
On the eighth anniversary of the heinous murder of his wife, Margot, doctor Alex Beck receives an email showing a video of her alive, and in real time. Still suspected of her killing, he risks it all to clear his own name and uncover a shocking truth.

The Review
Boo and hiss at the marketing department, everybody. Because the ominous tag-line of “8 years ago, Alex’s wife was murdered… today she emailed him.” is enough to scare off even the most ardent Francophile movie goer.

Far from being the low-rate, cliché-ridden tale of a Twitter-addicted restless spirit you might expect from such a slogan, Tell No One is actually among the most intelligent and heart-wrenching thrillers you’re likely to see.

The premise itself is multi-layered and engaging from the onset. Poor Alex has never recovered from the savage murder, he’s long been suspected of and when new evidence shows up, he’s once again promoted to prime suspect. Add into the mix the mysterious email appearing to show her alive and then we have a real melting pot on our hands.

Francois Cluzet is brilliantly unhinged and sympathetic as the normal-bloke-turned-vigilante, but this is far from the standard revenge tale. It’s dripping with raw emotion and heartache as well as the edgy twists and turns that’ll have you cheering for the doc every time he avoids the clutches of the cops, who want to nail him for murder, and the gangsters seeking to uncover a shocking secret.

As the piece reaches a stunning crescendo, the reveal, so often the let down in these detective-style thrillers, is well worth the wait. 50p to anyone who can avoid the tear ducts leaking a little during the finale.

The Verdict

It is a French film after-all so the scenes of people sat around idly smoking and skinny dipping, but this is a first rate adaptation of Herlen Colen's classic novel and one of most gripping, heartfelt and intelligent thrillers of the modern era

A Blu-ray buy?
Play.com offer the standard def version for £2.99, but some of the French countryside is very hi-def friendly, making this almost worth the extra tenner or so.

Extras
A 56-minute making of doc, deleted scenes and outtakes.

Tell No One is available on Blu-ray from Play.com now.

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