Mute Witness

Starring:Marina Zudina, Fay Ripley, Evan Richards, Oleg Yankovsky, Igor Volkov, Sergei Karlenkov, Alec Guinness, Nikolai Pastukhov, Stephen Bouser, Valeri Barakhtin, Olga Tolstetskaya, Denis Karasyov, Igor Ilyin, Oleg Abramov, Vladimir Salnikov, Sascha Buchman, Konstantin Sitnikov, Regina Peter, Pete Drummond, Norbert Soentgen
Director: Anthony Waller
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Description

A mute makeup artist working on a slasher film in Moscow is locked in the studio after hours. While trying to get out the building she witnesses a brutal murder as a snuff film is being made, and she must run for her life. She struggles to stay alive so she can convince authorities of what she's seen. Alec Guiness is the surprise guest star!

Customer Reviews:

Turn out the lights, get cozy and prepare yourself for a treat!!.......2007-06-19

I am an adult male who is pretty jaded when it comes to suspense/horror films and it is refreshing when I discover something new that can actually put me on edge. The first half of this film does just what it says, it puts its audience through the suspense wringer! You won't be able to take your eyes off the screen! The only downfall is that (and as mentioned by others) later on in the film, the suspense fizzles just a bit because the script and supporting actors turns the film into something more silly/comical which to me ruins the overall effect. I wish they hadn't done that otherwise I would have gladly given this 5 stars. But definitely check this one out for the first half alone! I promise you will not be disappointed. 4 stars.

Great movie.......2007-06-15

This is another i found in Fangorias book of 100 horror films youve never seen. This was REALLY good.

Plot/Setting: Moscow, After a day at the studio with her American filmmakers, a mute makeup effects artist witnesses what she thinks is a murder right before her eyes. After work shes alone in the building and thinking everyone is already gone, she then hears something, creeps around the corner and spies on 2 of the guys making a snuff movie and from there its a big twist and turn type of deal. She is hiding from the killers and running. Just as shes found, one her friends comes to look for her and finds her, and the police come. Then she has to prove to Russian police that it was a real murder,'the killers claimed it was staged' even though she is mute. She soon becomes the target of hired killers and she dosent know who to trust and it also involves some diskettes that were lost that get thrown into the mix. She thinks she can trust this one guy but isnt sure and you start to think if hes really with her or against her. The killers are nuts and cold blooded in this movie. The one wears a mask with a blank expression and a black silk stocking thing over his head. The opening scene had me believing what was going on was real and i was like wow, this is really screwed up. It had plot twists, real scares, horror, suspense and it keeps you on edge until the last scene. Filled with shocks, good acting. I definitely recommend this one. 4.5 stars. Enjoy.

EXCELLENT MOVIE: SUSPENSFUL AND WITTY.......2006-08-22

I highly recommend this terrific and delightfully suspenseful film to everyone. The film takes place in Russia, where a movie crew is making a low-budget slasher. The main character in the film, Billy Hughes, [Marina Zudina] is a special effects expert whose job in part is to provide the blood and knife scenes. As the crew leaves for the night, Billy forgets that she has left something behind at the set. When she goes back she witnesses a woman being murdered by Russian's doing a "snuff-film." Billy is mute, not deaf. After she witnesses the murder, she cannot get anyone to believe her, anyone that is but a saavy intelligent Russian detective. With the killers after her, and her fellow film-crew members, the film takes off in a heart beat and never looks back. The acting is superb--especially the Russian actors in this film. This is a wonderful, and suspensful thriller. Highly recommended.

You will love it! Period........2006-08-08

I do not have a single doubt that you will have a great scary, fun time watching this film.

She can't scream, but we will..........2006-07-10

"Mute witness" starts with a very funny take on low budget filmmaking, then offers a horriffic snuff-murder, followed by a cat and mouse game between a witness and the killer in a huge, abandoned building, then does some tiresome B-plot things with a important floppydisc which multiple parties are looking for, then goes for a shoot-out with a twist, and ends, finaly, with a bang.

Okay, for some explanation: a crew of Young Americans is making a slasher movie in Russia. What they don't know is that part of the Russian technicians are using the same sets at night to produce pornografic snuff. Billy, the mute special effects girl, is present by accident, and what follows is a chase through the building complex, which is so extremely well made and done, that even the chase-scenes in "Dressed to kill" and "Se7en" have to "snuff it".

Scene after scene, moment after moment, the killers close in on Billy, and with only her wit she manages to stay ahead. The whole sequence is done with great amount of detail and feel for true suspense and keeps the viewer on the very edge of his seat.

But when Billy is rescued from the bad guys, they track her down to her appartment. And again we're plagued with another hand full of topnotch suspense. Billy takes a quiet bath, and even this innocent scene is so put together and we, as the viewer, hold our breath in vein. And it only gets worse after this.

"Mute witness" can be put in the same spot as "Saw", "The Evil dead", "Cube", "Pi", "Halloween" and "Memento": all made by an enthusiastic group of young new talent, whose excitements are clearly visable all throughout the movies they made. This new bunch of talent, wit and exictement makes up for half a Great Movie, their craftmanship for the other half.

Average customer rating:

Pretty good for direct to video flicks, but still some flaws.

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Customer Reviews:

Pretty good for direct to video flicks, but still some flaws........2006-01-17

For a direct to video flick, it's pretty enjoyable & entertaing, but it drags a bit in the 2nd half. It's very good & creepy in the first half, but the second half of the movie really slows a bit as it takes itself too seriously & goes flat, but still keeps things from being a bore.
It starts out with a witches meeting at a secret place in the woods & a sacrifice that's very creepy & scary looking. It then moves to a small town with some discussion about witches at a school, at which point the lead actor comes into the fray. He suspects the talk is not all innocent & thinks some evil is going down here in his hometown, so he investigates some activity of witchcraft. After some clue finding, he gets several indications his hunch is right. He finds several books about witchcraft & reads up on the practice more.
The witches, led by Burr, the bombshell female lead, are busy doing some major damage in the small town, incl. sudden power failures & surges in broad daylight, several creepy & well-done sacrifices, & creating potions. The male lead finds their coven, lets himself get captured on purpose toward the end, but escapes & kill Burr just before the end credits roll.
The directing is pretty good, as are the music score, plot, dialog, & pacing, though the pacing is sluggish a bit in the 2nd half. The storyline varies a bit, but stays enjoyable. The special effects are pretty cheap & show it in the 2nd half.

Average customer rating:

Turn out the lights, get cozy and prepare yourself for a treat!!
Great movie
EXCELLENT MOVIE: SUSPENSFUL AND WITTY
You will love it! Period.
She can't scream, but we will...

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Starring: Marina Zudina , Fay Ripley , Evan Richards , Oleg Yankovsky , and Igor Volkov
Director: Anthony Waller
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