Fictional Influence

Fictional Influence

Share this post

Fictional Influence
Fictional Influence
Speak No Evil: The Danger of a Weak Man
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Film & TV

Speak No Evil: The Danger of a Weak Man

The millstone husband will get you killed

Kristin McTiernan's avatar
Kristin McTiernan
Dec 11, 2024
∙ Paid
23

Share this post

Fictional Influence
Fictional Influence
Speak No Evil: The Danger of a Weak Man
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
5
2
Share

When Speak No Evil came out earlier this year, audience sentiment was staunchly divided between those who preferred this new Americanized version and those who insisted the original Danish version (released only 2 years ago) was superior.

The thing is, I’m not sure it’s a fair comparison, as they were making wildly different statements. Hard to believe, since most of the plot points were identical.

The only real difference was the ending, as detailed by the Critical Drinker:

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Kristin McTiernan
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More