Witness
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: February 8, 1985 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
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. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesSheila Benson
Although it, too, is gorgeous to look at, this skeletal thriller is as direct and spare as its Mennonites. [08 Feb 1985]
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Along with some creaky plot mechanics in the last third of the story, this reduces the film to ordinary dimensions - a sharp but no longer resonant show. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleJudy Stone
The new movie eloquently dramatizes the unusual cultural conflicts between contemporary, violent urban life and an archaic rural community with pacifist convictions. [08 Feb 1985]
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