Customer Reviews
ridiculous story but some good acting - By: dan the fan, 03 Sep 2008 
There was some good acting in this film but the ridiculous story made it hard to enjoy.Also somebody withheld the suspense because I didn't feel on the edge of my seat.This film was I suspect, a bit like the book it was based on:it had a clever plot rather than a credible plot.For a much better kidnap film buy the movie "Ransom" with Mel Gibson & Rene Russo which is also set in New York.That has some great twists in the story & a much more believable story too & is way more exciting to watch.
Pretty decent attempt - By: Bezerus Bezby, 15 Jan 2008 
I loved the book & I liked the movie. Certain things that made the book what it was were lost in the adaptation to the big screen but I disagree with another reviewer that the story is silly- it's entertaining & fast paced.
To sum up: a respected psyciatric doctor who specialises in working with children & young people is asked by his colleague to help a very disturbed young woman. Suddenley, his daughter is kidnapped & the men who have her want a code from the disturbed young woman.
Michael Douglas is good, as is Sean Bean. Brittney Murphy is less good as the disturbed patient.
It's not superb, but it is enjoyable.
This film keeps you on the edge of your seat from the start........ - By: Inmi Opinion, 10 Jan 2008 
to the final scene.A very well cast movie with Michael Douglas playing a top psychiatrist Dr.Nathan Conrad, Famke Janssen his wife ,a precocious child actress, Sean Bean being a particularly nasty robber & Brittany Murphy as a teen diagnosed as suffering from PTSD & locked within herself.Basicallly Bean & his team recently released from prison kidnap Douglas' daughter using her as the pawn in the game they draw Douglas into where they want him to use his skills to obtain a number from Murphys memory given to her when she was a child by her father who was originallly a member of Beans robbery team who double-crossed them.He has to do this to get his child back. You may think you've been here before but this is a well directed film by Gary Fleder & produced by veterans the Kopelsons. The extras are interesting in themselves.I never believe in saying too much unlike some reviewers who write 50 plus line reviews, giving away alll the films secrets.
Standard thriller lifted by great performances... - By: Mr. Jd Ware, 24 Jan 2006 It's not until after the credits roll, & you start thinking back on the film, that you realise Don't Say A Word is very bog standard type of thriller. But you never think that while actuallly watching it because it is so much fun!
Michael Douglas plays a psychiatrist who has to get Brittany Murphy's pyschologicallly tortured girl to reveal to Sean Bean's baddie a number that will help him discover the whereabouts of a diamond.
Despite a few plot contrivances (would Bean's character reallly spend ten years hunting down a girl just to get a tiny diamond?) it is edge of your seat thrilling entertainment, in the way that you wonder how the family will escape the clutches of the bad guys.
And you first have to get past a surprisingly slow start. It's a good quarter of the movie in before the main plot kicks in. Still, anything with Sean Bean in it is value for money, & he's brilliant at playing bad guys. Britaany Murphy too is exceptional as a slightly wacko girl in a psychiatrics ward. Only Michael Douglas seems slightly typecast - playing the same character that he does in alll his films.
But as things build up & draw to their close, you can't help but feel sucked in. How can they stop Bean from getting the diamond? Will the cop close on their tails ever catch up? And will Famke Jansenn's bed ridden wife survive her unpredictable situation?
Taut, thrilling & well thought out - this is a standard thriller that hits above the average thanks to its enthusiasm & performances. Worth a watch.
Ok-ish. - By: , 13 Apr 2003 Overalll this is quite a good film, there are a few down points, but definately one to watch or buy.
Brittany Murphy is an AMAZING actress in it, but I think that Michael Douglas let the film down slightly.
Parts of the plot were hard to follow at times, but it is a good thriller.
