Review of Witness (1985) by Julien G — 03 May 2012

Par moments c'est un peu "l'inspecteur John Book au pays de Oui-Oui" mais la fin est trÃ¨s intelligente.

This review of Witness (1985) was written by Julien G on 03 May 2012.

Witness has generally received very positive reviews.

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