I Witness (2003)

I Witness (2003). 1h 35m | R

“I liked this movie for several reasons. First, I thought it portrayed the u0026quot;maliquidorasu0026quot; (companies that move their plants and factories south of the Rio Grande) quite realistically. Second, I believe that the drug cartels deserve every bit of bad publicity they can get. Third, I also believe that the corruption of government officials in Mexico should be exposed. Of course, I realize that this was a film that was totally fictitious. But things very similar to this actually happen when greed takes over and people are treated like u0026quot;widgetsu0026quot; and nothing more. And I believe people need to be made aware of this. But despite the politics involved, I also liked the film due to the way the movie played out. Jeff Daniels (playing International Rights Watch advocate u0026quot;James Rhodesu0026quot;) did pretty well in conveying the u0026quot;crusaderu0026quot; spirit that is necessary for the job at hand. Additionally, I liked the cynicism of u0026quot;Douglas Draperu0026quot; (James Spader) and the cautious attitude of the Mexican investigator named u0026quot;Claudio Castillou0026quot; (Clifton Collins Jr). All three characters seemed to fit quite well. And then there is the attractive American State Department agent named u0026quot;Emily Thompsonu0026quot; (Portia de Rossi) whose presence brightened the screen as well. As far as the plot is concerned, I thought it kept my attention. At least for the most part. However, I seriously doubt that any drug cartel is going to be that concerned about its public image like this movie tried to depict. After all, theyu0026#39;re thugs and hired killers and itu0026#39;s what they do. So shooting it out with the Mexican police to defend their reputation was a bit far-fetched. Likewise, the ending was a bit too convenient. But other than that I enjoyed this movie.”