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Summary: Different but in a good way . . .
Review: From the first few shots during the opening, I could tell that I would like this movie. I loved the masterfully artistic use of cinematography to convey the story. The camera never gets in the way of the story; it enhances it. I loved everything about the visual experience from the bold use of color to the liberal use of blurring. The movie was certainly a wonder to behold.That said, visuals are nothing without substance. And this movie is filled to the brim with it. Each and every actor does a superb job of conveying his character. Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo give rich, subtle performances as the lonely schoolteacher and the gruff detective to whom she finds herself drawn. There's some genuine suspense to be found here. I read the book before seeing it, and I still tensed up in anticipation at some parts! I highly recommend this movie to anyone looking for an aesthetic, intelligent, and, at times, lascivious flick. It's different than most of the big-budget films out there but in a good way. And for those of you turned off ever so slightly by the ending of the book, you'll be pleasantly surprised with the ending of the movie. It's not the same, but in my opinion, it's a more fitting ending.
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Summary: Set your sleep timer...
Review: This is a long, boring, dry film that drags out until the end. Set your sleep timer to about 60mins so that when you doze off you can aleast get a good nap in. DO NOT RENT OR BUY THIS!!!
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Summary: as bad as A.I.
Review: This was the second worst movie next to AI that I have ever paid money to see. People in the theater booed when it was over. The cinematography reminded me of a college film class with moving cameras and artistic shots. There are many cutesy clues to the killer's identity throughout the movie. It was so bad that Meg Ryan's sex scenes were boring. She has a great body and if you want to see it that bad then get this movie. Too long, too boring and no surprises.
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Summary: Pretty good movie but creepy
Review: I saw this movie last October and liked it. Meg Ryan is definitely starting to show her age (after watching "When Harry Met Sally"). ... I think the first time since "The Doors". Jennifer Jason Leigh plays her sister in which something horrible happens to her (finds her head in a sink). Anyway, the movie was good but don't know what this director's cut will be like. Will have to rent it.
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Summary: The Truth Cuts
Review: Look. We all wanted to see Meg Ryan without her clothes on. So here you are. Enjoy. Is it a good movie? Who cares! Your years of waiting are over. Yes. That is right.... Meg is Nude. Praise the angels on high. Its time to rejoice. The movie pretty much sucks. Live with it. Yet bottom line, the pay off is worth the price of admission. Was there any other point to making this movie other than to see Meg topless? I think not, my friend.
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Summary: Cut it deep
Review: New Zealand's Jane Campion is one of the few directors around still to have a vision and a texture of their personallity in their work . 2003's In The Cut finds her mixing dark visuals of poetry and lust with gore in order to tell the story of Frannie , an english teacher who starts a relationship with a cop who investigates a series of murders of beautiful women in the area . As one would expect , Campion wouldn't get out of bed just to direct a typical " erotic thriller " . She prefers to focus more on her central character's psychological potrait than to the mystery itself . Despite the fact that Frannie is a sensitive , closed-to-herself female , here we watch her chose passion over safety . Campion's nightmare-like , beautyfully crafted touches are simply ravishing : the bride waiting for a wagon in the metro station , the scenes with the two lovers skating ...somehow she manages to create something so ethereal and haunting at the same time . Furthermore the acting is truly exceptional with Ryan giving a brave , quiet perfomance - certaintly her most amazing yet while Leigh and Bacon offer precious supporting turns . Ruffalo delivers a good perfomance as well although an actor with more poisonous charms than his ( Viggo Mortensen perhaps ) would have been a wiser choice . Yes , there are some plot problems in the script but still , In The Cut should be checked out by everyone who loves good cinema . It has more atmosphere and spirit than the rest of the thrillers of the last few years add up together .
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Summary: In the Cut: A Great NYC Thriller.
Review: Jane Campion's psychological thriller In the Cut is as much a tribute to New York City as a riveting tale of one woman's journey into a mire of emotional extremes. Based on a novel by Susanna Moore, the plot concerns Frannie (Meg Ryan), a writing professor who becomes involved with Malloy (Mark Rafullo), a detective investigating a series of bizarre murders in her grimy neighborhood, after she witnesses a related incident in the basement of a seedy bar. So it is this fascinating underworld or subterranean New York that underpins Campion's dark, gritty, dreamlike tale: a setting both menacing and strangely beautiful. The New York subway plays a major role: many scenes show Frannie riding this labyrinthine system, reading poetry on small billboards inside trains, which mirror her thoughts or act as a warning sign. But then she is a writer and is always surrounded by words; for instance, many random notes and pieces of paper litter her ramshackle apartment as she tries to make sense of her experience. The brilliant cinematography has a surreal jumpiness that by the films conclusion leaves you feeling slightly dizzy, but also provides a patchy post 9/11 picture of a city in recovery mode yet still frenetic with energy and potential danger: an inspiring vision far removed from the traditional, romantic one of so many films set here. But it is Meg Ryan's performance as Frannie that is a revelation. She seems to fluctuate in a trance like state between extraordinary despair, at the horrific and devastating loss of a loved one, and catharsis, in her relationship with the detective whom she fears may also be a brutal serial killer. Some other relationships are hinted at adding to the grainy mystery: for instance, Frannies sister, Pauline, played brilliantly by Jennifer Jason Leigh, is more like a lover and there is also the sinister "secret Society" type brotherhood between the two detectives, Malloy and Rodriguez. In the Cut is confronting, graphic and may shock. But as a compelling, erotic thriller and slice of New York life it rates five stars!
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Summary: Deep in Acting and Character, Not In It's Story
Review: Frannie (Meg Ryan) is a depressed and homely (in a beatifully and naturally, potentially untapped sorta way) English teacher troubled by emotional issues and demons of the past. She fantasizes and dreams of passion to escape her everyday dreary existence. She almost represents the saint by day sinner by night persona who soon becomes sexually involved with a hard edged,uncouth, take no crap detective investigating a series of gruesome murders.Malloy is overconfident, cocky and arrogant yet has his soft side or spot for Frannie. She is questioned by detective Malloy after a "piece" of evidence ends up in her garden from one of the murders. As the investigation progresses, the two embark on a relationship that will raise eyebrows and pulses. film.However, as the story advances or relationship progresses there are clues that begin to make Frannie suspect and accuse Malloy of the murders. Despite it's strong sexual nature, there is a plot or story. Albeit a very predictable one that is overshadowed by the strong and disturbing performances by most of the cast. This is a good thing because this will anchor viewers to an otherwise Hannibal Lecter or Seven wannabe film. Seems everyone in In The Cut has some serious psychological, psychosexual or emotional issues that need working out. This is a film where it is very difficult to feel compassion for any of the characters despite their woes or troubles.They have become bitter, hardened, lonely and isolated in some ways with a dark and brooding unseething nature. This is not one of those films where you can say "I like her character or persona"---Beware, most of these characters are not likeable in the least sense of the word.What director Campion of In The Cut accomplishes is to show that the characters do not live polished and perfected lives by Hollywood glamorized or perfect family American value standards. It shows human beings with serious and traumatic emotional and psychological problems (this is past Psychology 101---more like 102). It shows human beings in their most vulnerable and somewhat tortured existence...Therefore , this will be a disturbing film to some. Other than making viewers develop vertigo from the camera lens jumping around, In The Cut served more as a vehicle for Meg Ryan to finally shed her "America's Sweetheart" image (or is that Julia Robert's title). Dark and dreary doesn't even begin to describe the atmosphere of the film. More like morose.Did I mention bloody or gory? Is the plot or story predicatble and simple? You bet. Don't try to read or search for a deeper meaning because there is none other than to see some fine acting talent. The acting is what will entice the viewer to see Ryan's tremendous performance and character live out her almost obsessive psycho-sexual indulgences or fantasies as an opressed and depressed English teacher. Trust me, Ryan sheds more than her upbeat usual acting gig in this film. This project's atmosphere and characters are best described as grimy and grungy and all seem to have a sleaze factor and some sort of emotional or psychological issue/s. The sexual nature of the film and language is very candid or explicit and not at all what most people would think of as a thriller with a soft romantic or passionate side between the two main characters. Still, I will give In The Cut 3 stars for the excellent performances by it's own stars. As for the story or plot many will be disappointed. What disapponted me the most is the lack of depth of the psychological thriller/mystery portion of the film and it's high predictability simplistic level. It just wrapped up suddenly, too neat and tidy in the end (though it was bloody)...
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Summary: In The Cut Doesn't Cut It
Review: Susanna Moore wrote an exquisite murder/suspense/erotic novel, "In the Cut". Jane Campion directed an erratic movie. Meg Ryan plays Frannie Avery, a 30 something, creative writing professor. She lives and works in bohemian Manhattan. Frannie has her own personal demons and emptiness. One evening she stops in at a bar with one of her students, and is witness to an erotic act between a woman and a man who has a striking arm tatoo. A few days later, Detective Mallory, the man with the tatoo, played by handsome and dark Mark Ruffalo, stops by to discuss a woman's murder in Frannie's neighborhood. This is the first step into the abyss of sexual intrigue and erotic vulnerability for Frannie. Her affair with Det. Mallory takes off and through this affair the movie takes on a powerful and harsh mystique. The movie itself is lurid and lifeless. Meg Ryan's performance is strong but doesn't fit this movie. The movie is not entertaining- the emptiness of the main character has spilled onto the screen and takes over the movie. The murder/suspense you expect is missing- the ending is sudden and corrupt. Jennifer Jason Leigh plays Pauline, Frannie's sister and her performance is stilted at best. Nicole Kidman is a producer of the movie, a little revealed fact. The movie will sell well in DVD form if only for the nude Meg Ryan scene and the erotic acts portrayed. Susanna Moore deserved better.prisrob
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Summary: about the movie in the cut.....
Review: from what has been mentioned in the reviews, this film, most probably will receive PWC rating(meaning pass with cuts like shocking, explict sex, violence and brutal will be history). There will only narration of violence story.(as good as PG).
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