Witness 1985

Vincent Canby, New York Times: It's pretty to look at and it contains a number of good performances, but there is something exhausting about its neat balancing of opposing manners and values. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: A moderately effective, highly affected thriller. Read more

Pauline Kael, New Yorker: Weir, an Australian filming in this country for the first time, has succumbed to blandness. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Playing John Book allowed viewers the opportunity to see Ford the actor instead of Ford the action/adventure icon. It is one of the few times he has been given the opportunity to play in a straight drama. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Harrison Ford has never given a better performance in a movie. Read more

Time Out: Powerful, assured, full of beautiful imagery and thankfully devoid of easy moralising, it also offers a performance of surprising skill and sensitivity from Ford. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Witness warms up as the attraction builds between Ford, McGillis and Haas -- all performing excellently through this portion. Read more