Tell Tale

 

Tell Tale 2009

• Director: Michael Questa
• Based loosely on the story by Edgar Allan Poe
• Cast: Josh Lucas, Lena Headey, Bea Miller
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Josh Lucas – The Lincoln Lawyer, Undertow, A Beautiful Mind
• Lena Headey - The Flood, Game of Thrones, Fighting with My Family, The Mortal Instruments, Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Babes of Saint Trinian’s, The Brothers Grimm, Aberdeen, Remains of the Day
• Why? Lena Headey
• Seen:  24 February 2025                  

             Terry (Lucas) has recently had a heart transplant. He’s a single dad with a young daughter Angie (Miller) who is very ill. He and the girl’s doctor Liz (Headey) are in love.

            Terry discovers that his donor was murdered. How? His new heart beats wildly when he gets close to one of the murderers which happens because…. Oops, no spoilers. He sets out to solve the mystery and ends up… oops, no spoilers.

            There’s not much Poe here but it’s quite a clever story with an almost completely unexpected twist ending.     

 3* of 5