Witness 1985 Movie Reviews Simbasible February 8, 1985. 4 min read. witness comes billed as a thriller, but it’s so much more than a thriller that i wish they hadn’t even used the word “murder” in the ads. this is, first of all, an electrifying and poignant love story. then it is a movie about the choices we make in life and the choices that other people make for us. Play trailer 1:17 witness r released feb 8, 1985 1h 52m crime drama play trailer watchlist watchlist tomatometer popcornmeter 93% tomatometer 45 reviews 80% popcornmeter 25,000 ratings.
Retro Review Witness 1985 Riset Harrison ford reinvents his screen persona in the 1985 film that broke all the rules. the opening shot in peter weir’s “witness” is of amish men marching out of a wheat field, heading to a funeral. from the very start of weir’s 1985 film, there’s no mockery in the way this exotic world and those within it are portrayed. The film is powerful, assured, full of beautiful imagery and devoid of easy moralising, which is good. ford is chicago detective john book, assigned to investigate a murder that was committed by crooked cop danny glover. the only witness is the son of an amish widow, played by kelly mcgillis. Witness: directed by peter weir. with harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, josef sommer, lukas haas. while protecting an amish boy who is the sole witness to a brutal murder and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened. Steven1981. mar 20, 2020. witness made in 1985 is a thriller, mystery film and also an action type of love story aswell because the film does have some elements of love in it it's mostly a drama type of thriller which is directed, made, executed beautifully storyline is not too complex if at all and harrison ford's character is very.
Film Review Witness 1985 Hubpages Witness: directed by peter weir. with harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, josef sommer, lukas haas. while protecting an amish boy who is the sole witness to a brutal murder and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened. Steven1981. mar 20, 2020. witness made in 1985 is a thriller, mystery film and also an action type of love story aswell because the film does have some elements of love in it it's mostly a drama type of thriller which is directed, made, executed beautifully storyline is not too complex if at all and harrison ford's character is very. Witness is a 1985 american neo noir crime thriller film [1] directed by peter weir. the film stars harrison ford and kelly mcgillis, with josef sommer, lukas haas, jan rubeš, danny glover, alexander godunov, patti lupone and viggo mortensen (in his feature film debut). its plot focuses on a police detective protecting an amish woman and her. Witness is at times a gentle, affecting story of star crossed lovers limited within the fascinating amish community. too often, however, this fragile romance is crushed by a thoroughly absurd shoot em up, like ketchup poured over a delicate pennsylvania dutch dinner. 50. christian science monitor david sterritt.
Witness Movie Review Film Summary 1985 Roger Ebert Witness is a 1985 american neo noir crime thriller film [1] directed by peter weir. the film stars harrison ford and kelly mcgillis, with josef sommer, lukas haas, jan rubeš, danny glover, alexander godunov, patti lupone and viggo mortensen (in his feature film debut). its plot focuses on a police detective protecting an amish woman and her. Witness is at times a gentle, affecting story of star crossed lovers limited within the fascinating amish community. too often, however, this fragile romance is crushed by a thoroughly absurd shoot em up, like ketchup poured over a delicate pennsylvania dutch dinner. 50. christian science monitor david sterritt.
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