Mute Witness is a 1995 film of a slasher film production in Russia. (Who knows.) The special effects person is mute, while her sister is dating the director and on the production team and acts as her intrepter.
The mute woman witnesses a snuff film in the studio after hours and becomes embroiled in a serious Russian conspiracy with two men hunting her. All of this is quite gripping and tense. There is an attempt for black humor that is nice but also put of place given how goofy it is.
But the larger element that brought the film down for me is the choppy nature of the plot and presentation. The production looks poorly done, but this could simply be an attempt to look like downtrodden Russia. Then, there is some stylized acting that puts the star in an almost pantomime performance; I guess this is to counter her inability to speak and show her emotions.
Overall, an interesting idea with so-so production values mired by a cut and paste quality to the narrative. One bonus point for the mute woman lead being the smartest characters in the film.
The mute woman witnesses a snuff film in the studio after hours and becomes embroiled in a serious Russian conspiracy with two men hunting her. All of this is quite gripping and tense. There is an attempt for black humor that is nice but also put of place given how goofy it is.
But the larger element that brought the film down for me is the choppy nature of the plot and presentation. The production looks poorly done, but this could simply be an attempt to look like downtrodden Russia. Then, there is some stylized acting that puts the star in an almost pantomime performance; I guess this is to counter her inability to speak and show her emotions.
Overall, an interesting idea with so-so production values mired by a cut and paste quality to the narrative. One bonus point for the mute woman lead being the smartest characters in the film.