DVD
Don't Say a Word

Starring: : Michael Douglas, Sean Bean & Brittany Murphy
20th Century Fox
RRP: £17.99

22999DVD
Certificate: 15
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Time is running out for psychiatrist Dr. Nathan Conrad, who has woken up to find his young daughter missing and his apartment under electronic surveillance. But the brutal kidnappers don't want money - they want Dr.Conrad to extract a six-digit number from the troubled mind of a teenage mental patient. If they don't get what they want, they'll kill his only child. Now, the clock is ticking, the patient isn't talking and Dr. Nathan Conrad is forced to take unprecedented action...

Don't Say a Word is an intriguing thriller which grips from the start. The opening scene sees the leader of a gang of jewel thieves (Sean Bean) being double crossed by one of his own gang. Ten years on and this undesirable individual is still leading a crooked lifestyle - but now he has progressed onto kidnapping and murder.

As the plot unravels it is pretty obvious that the basic premise of the story is faulted in many ways. The obsession that consumes Bean's character is a little on the unbelievable side - surely he would be better off planning bank robberies or kidnapping individuals for ransom than pursuing his current goal.

Michael Douglas is wonderful as the tortured psychiatrist who is running out of time to save his daughter.

There are more than enough extras including a director's commentary; Making of documentary; Cinema masterclass including screen test footage and set tour; 3 deleted scenes; Cast and crew information; Individual scene commentaries from the cast including Michael Douglas.

This is a fine thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat until the end.

Pete Boomer

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