Well, having
become curious about Lucas Haas from my last Golden Oldie, Leap of Faith, I followed him to this offering, which I recalled as
being a very good movie. I was right.
Haas is splendid here, as he was in Leap, but
these two movies seem to be the apogee of his career. He labored on for 40 or so more years, but I
don’t recall anything he did that excited much enthusiasm. Anyway, thanks, Lucas, for two great efforts.
But watching
39, Witness, left me with a new
enthusiasm, Kelly McGillis. She is so
beautiful in this movie it almost hurts; one could almost drown in her
eyes! Sadly, she also seems to have
faded from view; I wonder why.
So, the star
of the whole shebang is Harrison Ford; competent as usual. The setting is Amish country, Pennsylvania,
both beautiful and culturally interesting.
Two bit players that deserve special notice are Jan Rubes as an Amish
elder, and Alexander Godunov as a lusty young buck. (More on Godunov in a later Oldie).
All in all,
this is a fine picture, with just the right blend of violence, romance, and
drama. I rate it a B+
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