disgusting, overrated, pointless

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) and his wife Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) are skinny-dipping at the lake late at night. Margot disappears while somebody knocks out Alex. The police considers him prime suspect. Eight years later, two male bodies are found near the lake and the police starts investigating him again. Alex receives mystery e-mails showing Margot alive and out in public. He starts wondering about the body that was presumed to be her years ago that was identified by her father. He tells his sister Anne and her partner Hélène Perkins (Kristin Scott Thomas) and they hire lawyer Elysabeth Feldman. Mysterious thugs kill their friend Charlotte and set him up.It's a good Hitchcockian mystery. It's got intensity like running across the highway. It's nice that none of the main characters are idiots. It's a smartly written complicated case that is slowly revealed. The best of all is that I think it all works. The only drawback is my unfamiliarity with the French legal system. The cops seem to be very pushy and I would think any smart man would ask for a lawyer. It's a great engaging mystery from start to finish.

Just an outstanding thriller. I don't want to say too much and give anything away, but don't let the fact that this movie uses subtitles deter you from watching it. It is compelling from beginning to end and has no significant flaws. This is the strongest mystery/thriller I have seen in a long time. Every aspect of this film from the acting to the cinematography is top notch, and, despite a playing time of more than 2 hours, it never drags, not even a little bit. Everybody I watched it with was totally alert throughout the entire movie and left guessing until the finish. There are no significant holes in the plot that I noticed, and at the end everything comes together perfectly. It's hard to understand why Hollywood can't produce a movie like this. If you this sort of movie is your cup of tea, I would find it hard to imagine that you would regret watching this one, regardless of it being French and subtitled in English.

Particularly since the beginning of the new Millennium, I personally nominate France as the country where currently the absolute greatest action, thriller and horror films are being made! In the horror section France has been responsible the most genuinely shocking and petrifying titles of the past fifteen years, with "À l'intérieur", "Haute Tension" and "Frontière(s)" as just a couple of examples. When it comes to action/thriller movies, there's for example the breathtakingly tense and spectacular "La Proie", but most of all there's "Ne le dit à personne". In many more ways than just one this is the perfect thriller, with an indescribably tense and captivating plot, a fascinating cast of characters, impeccably staged action footage and stunts, stellar acting performances from everyone involved and solid & surefooted leadership from a talented young director who clearly knows what he wants! François Cluzet, also the star of the must-see French drama masterpieces "Intouchables" and "Les Petits Mouchoirs", is terrific as the tormented protagonist Alexandre Beck; - a pediatrician still baffled over the gruesome death of his beloved wife Margot, eight years ago. It happened while Margot and Alexandre where enjoying a vacation near a quiet and peaceful lake. Following a nightly swim, Alexandre got knocked unconscious while Margot was brutally abducted and vanished into the night. A few days later, while Alexandre was still in a coma, Margot's father and the police found her savagely mutilated corpse surrounded with the decaying leftovers of small animals; the trademark of a vicious serial killer at large in the area. Now, all these years later, two unidentified bodies are found at the same location and Alexandre receives a mysterious email with a link to a surveillance camera video that briefly shows that Margot is still alive. The case is re-opened with Alexandre as the main suspect, and he is forced to unravel the complicated truth of what really happened to his wife while the police as well as several unknown assailants are on his tail. I honestly can't give a more detailed description of the events in the film, because A) it would require at least two full pages of text and B) it would truly be a shame to reveal too much about the compelling plot! At a certain point during our TV-evening, my wife asked me: "What do you think happened?" Quite frankly, "Ne le dit à personne" isn't the type of thriller where you can guess what the next plot twist will be or where you can co-investigate along with the protagonist. The script contains more convoluted twists and turns than a French mountain road and the plot constantly refers to detailed little events that occurred before, during and after Margot's unexplained disappearance. This is the type of thriller where you have to remain extremely focused the entire time in order to spot and remember every little piece of information in order to be able to complete the puzzle during the marvelous finale. There are many supportive characters, but they all have an equally essential part in the story and every tiniest footnote in the plot may or may not turn out to become a vital piece of the mystery puzzle. You can tell that "Ne le dit à personne" is faithfully based on a novel, since the characters drawings are extremely detailed and the denouement is 100% waterproof. Until the very last moments of Alexandre's search for the truth, the viewer is surprised as well as misled and confused. It's truly a thriller that will cause you to analyze and discuss the events long after the movie is finished. As stated previously, the acting performances are terrific, and so is everything else about this production, including the filming locations, stunt work and cinematography. My only minor complaint lies with the soundtrack, as I would have preferred the use of French language songs instead of popular English songs, but I guess this is due to the fact that the film is based on an American novel (courtesy of Harlan Coben)

Beautifully shot for a thriller. It's even pretty at times. The actors did pretty good except the super eager and dumb deputy and evil politician master mind, the movie tried to break away from the typical thrillers. It's pretty good movie with strong casting. Having Ms. Thomas in the mix is always a plus for me. But over all I think this movie is perhaps a few decades too late - it tried to make the plot complex for the sake of it and ended up contradicting itself, maybe a plot by a committee? (some mentioned the age difference of the leads, the Latin "killer" alive and well, etc). And I don't believe the male lead has anything on Mr. Hoffman. There's only one Hoffman, period. In all, I think the movie is not a masterpiece by design, but ended up pretty good by execution.