Anthony Waller's film is a huge surprise: fast-paced, well-shot, and featuring a great mix of comedy and thrills.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 19, 2024

... the writing here is solid and creates a film that has actually surprising moments, makes an effort to be thrilling while being a bit less scary than other films of its ilk.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 11, 2024

Mute Witness may have a somewhat simple premise, but using that as a foundation, it's able to derive plenty of thrills, chills, and even a few laughs, ultimately turning this into an effective '90s crime thriller that does quite a lot with so little.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 10, 2024

It's possibly the best film in the history of UK-Russian-German co-productions. Ideal for a Halloween night. [Full review in Spanish]

| Nov 3, 2021

A mute woman as protagonist here is a commentary on all the ways in which women who come forward with stories of violence are disbelieved or outright silenced.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 1, 2019

Mute Witness grips us from the start, and never lets up.

| Jun 5, 2018

It feels like Waller poured all the inspiration he ever had into one movie. But for a film forged through a favor and trial-by-fire moviemaking, it earns its place in the panoply of '90s psychological thrillers that throw you for a loop or six.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 31, 2015

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 7, 2011

Waller's witty, well-crafted yet unpretentious thriller--about American youths who make a movie in Moscow and get involved with the underworld--is a seductive piece of filmmaking that should keep viewers hyperventilating to the last reel.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Nov 19, 2006

Great suspense thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 27, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 26, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 31, 2003

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 7, 2003

Once you see it, you'll have an enthusiastic new response when people ask you "Hmm, what's a good horror movie I've never seen?"

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 6, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 20, 2003

A Sam Raimi wannabe that doesn't always strike the right balance of humor to thrills, but comes close

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 22, 2003

Gets off to a great, scary start, but then turns silly and comical, breaking the film's tone of dread.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 16, 2003

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 1, 2000

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000