When other reviews for Tell No One referenced two of my favorite films of all time, I simply had to see it. This isn't quite as good (could anything be?), but it's pretty terrific all the same.
13) Tell No One (seen Aug. 30, 13th film of August)
The language of suspense is universal, as the French thriller Tell No One ably demonstrates. The film, based on a novel by American author Harlan Coben (Guillaume Canet adapts and directs), celebrates some of the genre’s classics: the doctor wrongly accused of murdering his wife (The Fugitive), albeit eight years later; our main character on the run (North by Northwest); a magnificent chase sequence that peaks as it crosses a busy, New Jersey Turnpike-esque highway (The French Connection). And Alex (Francois Cluzet) thinks he’s seen his still-beloved spouse, suddenly rendering her not so dead – shades of Laura, anyone? Only the too-pat ending disappoints, leaving Tell No One just short of modern-day mystery marvel status. Still, this doesn’t much detract from the twisty treat of summer fun, with stellar turns from the heart-wrenching, increasingly stretched Cluzet and a sexy and stunning Kristin Scott Thomas as Alex’s best friend.
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