1995
Mute Witness
Directed by ANTHONY WALLER
Starring MARINA ZUDINA, FAY RIPLEY, ALEC GUINNESS
Blu-ray
Released 10 JUNE
ith , Anthony Waller makes no attempt to hide his influences, borrowing overtly from Brian de Palma and Alfred Hitchcock, but also pilfering ideas, images and even whole set pieces from more besides. His film is all the better for it, a fast, fun and competently-made genre piece that focuses only on delivering thrills. As the title suggests, a murder is witnessed by Billy Hughes (Marina Sudina), a mute special effects makeup artist for a US horror production being filmed in Moscow. While locked in the studio overnight, she sees the making of an actual snuff film, which the creators successfully convince the corrupt local police was just movie make-believe. After this, she becomes embroiled in a chase that sees her come under threat from all directions, scrabbling for safety through
