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Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Guy Torry, Jennifer Esposito, Shawn Doyle, Victor Argo, Famke Janssen, Oliver Platt (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Als seine achtjährige Tochter Jessie entführt wird, gerät das gesicherte Leben des Psychiaters Dr. Nathan Conrad völlig aus den Fugen. Doch die Kidnapper fordern kein Geld. Stattdessen soll Conrad einer Patientin, der traumatisierten Elisabeth, eine sechsstellige Tresorkombination entlocken. Ein scheinbar aussichtsloses Unterfangen, denn die junge Frau ist hochgradig verstört und gewalttätig. Aus Angst um Jessies Leben, wächst der Therapeut über sich hinaus ... (Verleiher-Text)
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In the first two acts, the film is a very solid thriller, but suffers from the traditional pain of Hollywood productions: a botched ending. The main villain always has to suffer the most horrible, original, macabre and I don't know what else death, and there is no other way to do it. Maybe some people like it, but I find it boring. But whatever, Michael Douglas is still a great actor and it's nice to see Sean Bean again after a long time.
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Psychiatrist Michael Douglas will rescue his daughter from the clutches of the kidnappers, even if medical secrets are on the line! It’s a blend of genre conventions and standard procedures that slightly echoes Howard’s Ransom, and by the end, it starts to kill off brain cells in bulk (thankfully, we're at a cemetery). The uncertainty... will they send poor Sean Bean six feet under again? Let’s not ask if, but how, and I’ll spoil a bit by saying it will be in accelerated proceedings.
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Don't Say a Word is a brilliant thriller whose greatest strengths are undoubtedly the excellent performances of the main cast: Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy, Sean Bean. Fast pace, excellent atmosphere, various shots, slow-motion, flashbacks, simply excellent. It's just a shame about the ending.
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