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www.filmcritic.com - : The city cop struggles through an early breakfast with his temporary neighbors — the Pennsylvania Amish. After a sip of coffee, he blurts out, “Honey, this is great coffee.” His breakfast companions blankly stare. Awkwardly, he explains that it’s from a commercial and continues eating. That single scene exemplifies why Witness is so good. It eschews easy payoffs and punch lines for well-rounded characters, quiet sequences that nearly bubble over with sexual unease, and intelligence. more...
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4/5
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online.tvguide.com - : Sure-footed thriller, beautifully photographed, with Ford's best performance thus far. Australian director Peter Weir's first Hollywood film examines the tenuous survival of innocence in pockets of post-war America. The story begins as Rachel (Kelly McGillis), a young Amish widow, is traveling into the city with her young son, Samuel (Lukas Haas). While they're waiting for their train in the crowded Philadelphia station, Samuel wanders into the men's room where, undetected, he witnesses a murder. more...
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4/5
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : 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. Only then is it a thriller - one that Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud to make. more...
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4/4
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