Don't Tell
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: March 17, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
Powerfully moving but laced with incisive wit, Don't Tell has terrific performances with a wise tone and polished look. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Don't Tell often has the eerie feel of a Hitchcock film -- "Vertigo" in particular -- where you're not always sure if what you're seeing is really happening. Read full review
70
VarietyDeborah Young
More than in her previous tales of dysfunctional families like "Marriages," she (Comencini) lightens the weight of angst with well-designed subplots, secondary characters and moments of tender humor. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It's swiftly paced and never dull, but the heavy-handed symbolism comes fast and thick. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Has strong performances, but the story takes too long to get off the ground. And once it does, it is told in a way that occasionally drags and goes off in meandering directions. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
A persuasive if not groundbreaking drama. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
As is typical of contemporary Italian movies, every one of Comencini's women seems on the verge of a hysterical collapse. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Don’t Tell is intelligent on the schizoid mental strategies of incestuous families, but its style and mood are so heavily drawn from television soap opera, I found myself more absorbed in the seriocomic lesbian subplot that rambles along entertainingly, if irrelevantly, on the periphery. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Don't Tell, which was unaccountably nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film, is no better than a second-tier candidate for the Lifetime Channel. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
Just because the goods are made in Italy doesn't mean they're designer-quality; Don't Tell is glossy on the outside, cardboard and staples on the inside. Read full review
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