The film was released in France on November 1st last year, with 200,000 box office credits in a week. At the same time, it also received a lot of praise from the media. Some film critics even called it a defeat of this type of game owned by Hollywood. Of a French thriller. It can be predicted that overseas sales will also be good, especially Harlan Cobain's books are bestsellers: There is no doubt that Hollywood will regain the rights to the remake and take Cobain's story home.
Carnet and his old partner co-writer Philippe Lefebvre tried to squeeze an overly complicated plot, too many different perspectives, and a top-heavy character into a two-hour premature decline. As a result, they shifted the tone of the story to the elements behind the story, those that happened off-screen or flashback paragraphs (the "accidental" death of Baker's father), and also reduced the possibility of supporting actors to add luster to it ( Jean Rochefort played a politician and Carnet himself played his cruel son).
As for other characters, such as the rascal who helped Baker on the street, the murderer who abused women, etc., they fled in a hurry just by showing their face in front of the camera. The tension in the film is clearly in the third from last paragraph, especially when the main criminal gang starts an anticlimactic event summary. But it wasn't until Carney directed "Don't Tell Anyone" that his intentions could be manifested. He moved the stalker and the target he was following on the social chessboard in Paris, accompanied by crisp photographic techniques and sharp editing methods.
The best part should be the chase scene on the highway in the north of Paris, crossing the busy strip highway and entering the dizzying Paris flea market. Baker attacked the police car, a young gangster saved his life, and then they took the risk and walked into the house where they held the secret meeting.
