For the most part, James Watkins' Speak No Evil is pretty faithful to Christian Tafdrup's Danish original – but there are few ways in which it deviates massively from the source material. One is how it ends and another is a toe-curling scene that sees James McAvoy's antagonist Paddy sing at Scoot McNairy's Ben on a drive.
After Ben and his wife Louise (Mackenzie Davis) unsuccessfully try to leave the Felds' farmhouse in the wee hours, Paddy tries to defuse the tension by taking the former out for a spin in his prized sports car. En route, 'Eternal Flame' comes on the radio, which prompts Paddy to fully turn towards Ben and belt out lyrics like, "Give me your hand, darling" and "I watch you when you are sleeping".
