Can You Say the Word "Derivative"?
26 August 2002
"Don't Say a Word" is a mishmash of plots borrowed from everywhere. Thus, plot-holes abound. All your favorite thrillers are represented: Hitchcock's Rear Window, Spellbound, Dial M for Murder, just to get the ball rolling. The rest, you can guess. But don't miss Sean Bean playing THE EXACT SAME ROLE he played in "Patriot Games." Brittany Murphy is quite excellent -- and is the only reason to sit through this otherwise silly film. Finally, Hollywood needs to realize NOW that casting leading actors in their 50s with actresses 20 years their junior is a huge cliche and not representative of any demographic.
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