First, as brilliant a depiction of the simplicity, humility, and common decency of the Amish community as any documentary ever made on the subject.
Second, a completely forbidden and impossible love story made only that much more compelling by the inevitable tragic ending to it.
Third, a movie about a witness to murder and about police corruption.
In that order of importance and relevance.
Kelly McGillis glides easily from pure joy to sheer terror in the blink of an eye, as she is both totally fascinated with and totally repelled by Harrison Ford’s outsider and everything he represents.
It’s a bit of a disappointment that this was the best they could come up with to showcase the first two elements, as the third element is a bit dull and completely irrelevant to what anyone watching the movie is CARING about, assuming you’ve ever in your life wanted something you knew you couldn’t have.
Grade: A-