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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| upc: |
0024543034056 |
| title: |
Don't Say a Word |
| theatricalDate: |
01-01-2001 |
| stars: |
Michael Douglas
Brittany Murphy |
| purchase date: |
07-09-2006 |
| publisher: |
20th Century Fox |
| published: |
19-02-2002 |
| price: |
$14.98 |
| net Rating: |
3 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
113 |
| last lookup time: |
179362912 |
| genre: |
Thrillers
Mystery
Mystery & Suspense
Haunted by the Past
Mind Games
Race Against Time |
| fullTitle: |
Don't Say a Word |
| features: |
Closed-captioned
Color
Dolby
DTS Surround Sound
Dubbed
Widescreen
NTSC
2.35:1 |
| currentValue: |
$1.25 |
| created: |
179362896 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B00005JKIV
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