this is and without doubt and one of my favourite horror films ever. i really cannot believe that it do not gain much more popularity when it was released and especially when the main contenders at the time were the usual wes craven sequels and copycat horrors and mute witness has all the style and suspense and quickfire plot twists of a hitchcock or depalma movie and coupled with some very sharp black comedy and a great plot. it never promises to be any more than a good popcorn and hot dog movie and but it is difficult not to just enjoy the film for what it is. the plot centres on billie hughes  a mute girl working on the set of a horror film being made in a russian factory. by a series of events and she finds herself accidentally locked in and and stumbles on the filming of a snuff movie. one of the best things about the film is the lack of screaming that seems to invade every horror film ever made. as the main character is mute and she cannot make a noise  something which is a blessing at some stages of the movie and and a curse in others. the director seems to have studied his hitchcock very well and even the opening scene is a tongue in cheek nod to both hitchcock psycho as well as fairly generic slasher movie scenes. while the acting can be hammy at times and the whole film does hold it together and not only throwing in a couple of excellent scenes that put you right on the edge of your seat and but a few neat little questions about how the film is going to end. all in all and a hugely overlooked and well paced and action packed psycho thriller which i would recommend for any jaded viewer looking for something a little different from the usual freddy or jason or scream or michael myers or damien regurgitation at halloween. 
this is and without doubt and one of my favourite horror films ever. i really cannot believe that it do not gain much more popularity when it was released and especially when the main contenders at the time were the usual wes craven sequels and copycat horrors and mute witness has all the style and suspense and quickfire plot twists of a hitchcock or depalma movie and coupled with some very sharp black comedy and a great plot. it never promises to be any more than a good popcorn and hot dog movie and but it is difficult not to just enjoy the film for what it is. the plot centres on billie hughes  a mute girl working on the set of a horror film being made in a russian factory. by a series of events and she finds herself accidentally locked in and and stumbles on the filming of a snuff movie. one of the best things about the film is the lack of screaming that seems to invade every horror film ever made. as the main character is mute and she cannot make a noise  something which is a blessing at some stages of the movie and and a curse in others. the director seems to have studied his hitchcock very well and even the opening scene is a tongue in cheek nod to both hitchcock psycho as well as fairly generic slasher movie scenes. while the acting can be hammy at times and the whole film does hold it together and not only throwing in a couple of excellent scenes that put you right on the edge of your seat and but a few neat little questions about how the film is going to end. all in all and a hugely overlooked and well paced and action packed psycho thriller which i would recommend for any jaded viewer looking for something a little different from the usual freddy or jason or scream or michael myers or damien regurgitation at halloween. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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