Men Don't Tell (1993)

Great Film overall

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

This is a good and important movie to watch. It shows spousal abuse from a different angle-the wife was abusing the husband. It also shows how a man's pride can prevent him from either not telling about it, twisting his words, or not being believed. I liked the scene where he calls the shelter and gets hung up on. This movie easily relatable to. I think the performances were first rate, as was everything else, including the subject matter, and the little girl was very cute. Anyone interested in this subject matter should see this.*** out of ****

OK, so this is a made-for-TV movie, so don't go expecting Ocar-winning performances..... Adopt that outlook and this film will have you blown over!! For such an unusual subject matter as a beaten husband, it takes a very good actor to play that role convincingly. The character must be portrayed not as a cowering weakling, nor an angry, affronted paragon of masculinity... But as a normal, real man. There is only ever one REAL man in the movie industry and he's right here in the lead role - Peter Strauss.By Real Man, I do mean that he responds as most real men would when suddenly battered by the one person they love beyond all else... Out of love. People who love stay with their beloved, as long as they can and you can feel every moment of angst in Strauss's performance. Even at the very end, you can tell he has nothing but absolute love for his wife and what he does is done because of that love.This is my first film with Judith Light and several other cast members. Light's performance as a loving yet unhinged wife did come across as slightly over-the-top, but that just makes it necessarily dramatic and hammers home effectively the years of abuse in the 95 minutes such a production is limited to.The supporting cast too deliver their roles well, but as with all such acting styles that find their way into TV movies, you have to watch closely to see the best of it as, just like in real life, it is very subtle.For some reason, this film attracted a lot of negativity from certain womens groups. Perhaps because, like most people, they don't believe such a thing could ever be true and are just as shocked when they discover it is far more prevalent than anyone could imagine.Conclusion: Another ABSOLUTE must see from the Strauss repertoire!!

while male spousal abuse is a very real thing, it's like racism against whites - not reported or considered even an issue, much less a problem. Writing that, I found this movie EXTREMELY funny- the over-top-performances and the way she beat the hell out of him at the Christmas tree- BWAHAHAHAHA! Judith Light ROCKS - she needed to beat the hell out of Tony and show him WHO'S The Boss!! Seriously, anyone who takes this movie seriously really really needs to RUN and NOT walk to a therapist. Stop watching Oprah and get over the sad thing that happened to you. Life isn't fair, especially if you keep letting the past drag down an otherwise happy present or future

I love to watch violence just like anyone else who is a desentized freak of my generation. I thought this movie was going to like any other domestic abuse shocker, cept it was about a GUY!, i realized after the first half hour that this was as a real concern as female abuse and that it was real, it broke some mental barriers and also showed how even after the struggle and shocking abuse this man(a 9-5er)can also heal. It was able to show reality, sadness and pain. It was a real heart tugger