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Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettPowerfully moving but laced with incisive wit, Don't Tell has terrific performances with a wise tone and polished look.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinDon'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.
- 70VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungMore 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.
- 63TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's swiftly paced and never dull, but the heavy-handed symbolism comes fast and thick.
- 63USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigHas 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.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustA persuasive if not groundbreaking drama.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonAs is typical of contemporary Italian movies, every one of Comencini's women seems on the verge of a hysterical collapse.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorDon’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.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenDon'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.
- 38New York PostNew York PostJust 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.