In the Cut

2003 "Everything you know about desire is dead wrong."
5.4| 1h59m| R| en| More Info
Released: 22 October 2003 Released
Producted By: Screen Gems
Country: United States of America
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Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, an English teacher living in New York City — as if to test the limits of her own safety —propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison with a police detective.

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gothicus-33216 I personally don't like movies with sex scenes and I don't buy a hot blonde teacher- sexually frustrated hot teacher actually- going out with an unattractive cop who doesn't even try yet demonstrates poor social skills and tells his date his true intentions on their first date. sure. the movie really sucks. the actors look bored for the most part. they're not interesting people. the story is stupid. it's about solving murder, so you throw a few random women and a few cops and a bunch of sex scenes plus some personal stories until the killer is caught. ugh
iamoutpatient Oh if this isn't the hot garbage we've been waiting for. Thank God we got to see gratuitous sex scenes with (bless her heart) saggy titty Meg Ryan. Ruffalo's village people mustache screams try hard confusion. As long as she stays drunk and has sex we've got a film eh guys? Who's with me? *Crickets* Seriously the plot line was dumpster juice, Meg's just gotta have sex scenes about every 5 minutes where she's masturbating then eventually boning the angry confused detective because that's what you do when you're investigating a murder, sleep with a potential suspect. Ruffalo's character, not believable. What a hot piece trash the whole dialogue was. Terrible directing choices with such great actors. Kevin Bacon was hilariously terrible, he was going for a manic depressed schizo with tourettes syndrome, forced and not believable. More like a failed SNL skit. Seriously he tried... and failed miserably. They really gave the serial killer to the dopey Italian cro magnon guy. I mean even though it was meant to lead you astray the whole context was a disappointment. They could have cut so many scenes to make this tolerable. They did not. A pointless scene about firing a gun in the park with Meg and Mark. Why? Why are we doing this? Dog sh*t. So her best friend gets killed and she's hugging a plastic bag of her friends head while she's balling. I'm sorry but What the f*ck is going on here? Nobody even bothers to question her at all? All of this was implausible and definitely makes you wanna read all the complaining that this film deserves. If you pirated this movie you would still be mad. I'd say don't waste your time but if you enjoy watching terrible movies, this one's for you.
TxMike It was 1993 and Jane Campion made "The Piano". I enjoyed that movie, even though the characters are all very strange. But of all her movies I believe I enjoyed that one most.Then in 1999 she made "Holy Smoke." That one started well with interesting characters but the second half just wasn't very interesting.Now I have come to look up an old movie I missed, "In the Cut" from 2013. It has a number of really fine actors so I looked forward to it. Overall I came away very disappointed. Yes, Meg Ryan as Frannie, miss sweetness, bares it all. It was really strange seeing her naked and in sexual situations. Jennifer Jason Leigh as her sister Pauline is sad and skanky. Ruffalo as Detective Malloy is busy in bed and busy in investigations, but he never seems to accomplish much.I know that in the real world people lead sad lives and make bad decisions, sometimes people get murdered, but they usually have some fun and joy also. This movie has no joy, it is a burden to watch.I'd guess that Jane Campion fans really like this movie, but I don't.
atlasmb "In the Cut" is a film that I think few people would like. First of all, it is populated with unlikable people. Meg Ryan plays Frannie Avery--a woman who has emotional problems. As the film progresses, she seems to become more deeply involved in her own psychological issues. She lives in a New York City that is filmed with a seedy grittiness and she only knows and meets characters who are morally ambiguous or who possess questionable motivations."In the Cut" is well filmed. It possesses style and a director's vision. But it frames a world where few would want to go. Frannie becomes involved with Detective Malloy, played by Mark Ruffalo. His job makes him witness to the worst that society has to offer. He is currently working on a series of grisly homicides. Frannie's morbid curiosity exposes her to Malloy's world and taints their relationship, whatever it is.As the film continues, it becomes more about mood than mystery. An ambiguous tone creates a storyline where motives are suspect and suspicions multiply. If the viewer can be content with only mood and style, then this film may satisfy. But I expect most viewers prefer films with a clearer purpose or a "deeper" meaning.