Editing Don't Say a Word (section)

==Reception==
=== Critical response <span class="anchor" id="Critics"></span>===
''Don't Say a Word'' received negative reviews from critics. {{RT prose|{{RT data|score}}|{{RT data|average}}|{{RT data|count}}|''Don't Say a Word'' is slick and competently made, but the movie is routine and stretches believability with many eye rolling moments.|ref=yes|access-date=2023-01-15}} {{MC film|38|32|ref=yes|access-date=2023-01-15}}

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film two and a half stars out of four, deeming that "the movie as a whole looks and occasionally plays better than it is" and praising Gary Fleder's "poetic visual touch" as well as Brittany Murphy's and Sky McCole Bartusiak's performances.<ref>[[Ebert, Roger]] (28 September 2001). [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dont-say-a-word-2001 "Don't Say A Word"]. Roger Ebert/''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''.</ref> Conversely, in his review for ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'', [[Kim Newman]] found the film bland and thought it "rarely manages to make you forget its blatant silliness". He did however praise the female cast, in particular Famke Janssen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/say-word/review/ |title=Don't Say A Word Review | date=1 January 2000 |last=Newman |first=Kim |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film earned over $100 million worldwide against a budget of $50 million.<ref name=BOM>{{Cite Box Office Mojo |access-date=2023-01-15}}</ref>