Mute Witness

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  • Mute Witness -- Overwrought thriller about a mute special-effects technician (Marina Sudina) with an American production filming in a dilapidated Moscow studio where late one night she stumbles on the making of a snuff film, then flees being killed by a Russian porno ring. Writer-director Anthony Waller's manipulative exercise in terror places its voiceless heroine in precarious situations marked more by violent special effects than credible suspense. Flashes of graphic violence and brief nudity, much menace and occasional rough language. (A-IV) (R) ( 1995 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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