In The Cut Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
Everything you know about desire is dead wrong.
Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, a self-determined woman living in New York City—as if to test the limits of her own safety—propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison. Soon she grows increasingly wary about the motives of every man with whom she has contact—and about her own.
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | Pauline |
| Meg Ryan | Frannie |
| Micheal Nuccio | Frannie's Young Father |
| Allison Nega | Young Father's Fiancee |
| Dominick Aries | Attentive Husband |
| Susan Gardner | Perfect Wife |
| Sharrieff Pugh | Cornelius Webb |
| Nick Damici | Detective Rodriguez |
| Heather Litteer | Angela Sands |
| Daniel T. Booth | Red Turtle Bartender |
| Zach Wegner | Frannie's Student |
| Mark Ruffalo | Detective Malloy |
| Jane Campion |
5.20 out of 10 (7146 votes)
Visitor Reviews
When Sleezy met Sally
posted on 11 Jul 2009This is a movie where from the beginning to the end you're pretty much like "what the" never feeling satisfied and feeling your intelligence has been insulted. A movie where although you don't care who the killer is, you know it's only one of 3 guys and you get rule out the most obvious one and you pretty much have a 50 50 shot. Meg Ryan takes a different road playing a seedy, "sexy" strange mysterious woman which is a stretch from the good girl wholesome image she projects.
Although not bad, she outta stick to the other image. \we also get to see a little skin from her, or the whole enchilada as she hooks up with some sleezy dude who looks like well a sleezy dude. I give her a 3.5 out of ten for her skin show, in fact, you were relieved when the lighting became dark in the shoot.I would skip this one, but if you should rent it you will get some relief from \kevin bacon who makes some cameos as a crazy stalker who brings some light to the movie...almost hoping that he'd kill meg ryan early on and let the movie revolve around his character.....happy rentals
Unbelievably bad!
posted on 09 Jul 2009As a big fan of Meg Ryan and having read some promising reviews, I was looking forward to watching 'In The Cut'.I really wish I hadn't bothered!!!The film had no storyline, disjointed filming, and sexual undertones throughout it which served no value to the (I use the word lightly) plot!Meg... ... what were you thinking of?I watched the film for 35 minutes waiting for a storyline to develop, before giving up on it. By that time I had realized that it was simply a down-market porn movie disguised as a murder mystery thriller.The sex scenes were gratuitous and far too graphic for a mainstream movie. I'm not easily shocked... but this film did the trick!I hung on to the end hoping that some twist at the end might redeem the film... alas... much as I feared, there was no ending of note.A waste of talent and a waste of my time watching!1 out of 10 simply for Kevin Bacon's appearance.
Boring
posted on 05 Jul 2009This is strictly a porno movie with no plot. Lots of killing and graphic sex. Should have been at least NC17, if not XXX. Terrible production, lousy editing, poor effects, unbelievable characters, along with other problems to numerous to mention. This is your basic porn flick, without enough sex to be good porn, and too little story to be anything else.
reinvention
posted on 25 Jun 2009Jane Campion's latest film continues her personal voyage through
women's universe, using as backdrop the thriller. It's fascinating to see her previous efforts (from "Sweetie", "An Angel at My Table", "The Piano", "Portrait of a Lady" to "Holy Smoke"), and to realize this one is a wonderful companion piece to all of them. Meg Ryan's character is in the same vein as her previous heroines - women seeking their own space, that find in men an obstacle or an accomplice, seeking the ultimate love that will liberate them. The sexuality here comes as a form of communication and extending their own barriers and touching someone (the longing that Jennifer Jason Leigh's character feels). I found this film beautifully filmed and acted, particularly by all the four leads, the wonderful Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kevin Bacon. There's a striking beauty in the way this film was shot, and if for that alone, it should be seen and admired. Since it has so much more and is accomplished in so many other levels, please do see it.
Campion's best film
posted on 23 Jun 2009In The Cut is probably Jane Campion's best film to date. There is little of the sentimentality that is often in her earlier films. She takes a lot of risks with this film and I think has shocked a lot of people with this brave move to break away from period drama and go straight to the ugly side of human nature. There is nothing black and white in this story and sexuality is explored in a truly shocking yet revealing way.
Utter masterpiece.
posted on 21 Jun 2009This movie is a masterpiece of filmmaking. The only people who will dislike it are those either 1) too stupid to understand its many levels or 2) those who are so unaware and stymied they arent prepared to have their views on sexuality and gender relations challenged.For anyone thinking of it as a mere thriller please also note this is simply a genre label that the film far exceeds. In fact, so far as plot goes (yes there's a book as well!) its more Thomas Pynchon than Stephen King. The movie is about a universe of signs - the visual, the symbolic, in language, in clothing - and the central conciet revolves around this fact (the symbol on Malloys arm). The irony is that as an English teacher, Fran is blind when it comes to interprerting it! What unravells due to this is a stunning exploration of the female psyche in all its elements, and of the male/female relationship.Apologies if some of this is polemic - im just astounded by the idiocy of some of the posts on here! Should also add that visually the film is also stunning, though perhaps just one for the open minded...
Truly, a genuine piece of --beep--
posted on 21 Jun 2009I'm sorry, it ain't personal, I have never referred to a movie with this adjective, but this
one really deserves it.
I cannot believe how bad, and boring this movie is. It has no redeeming aspects at all,
and don't even get me started with Ryan's autistic performance, oh did I sayperformance? ha!, what a joke, it was more like an act of presence than a performance,
and this is her most erotic film? God!, she must be frigid. The story was so predictable,
and the climax was so incredibly slow that it was a real torture to seat through the
whole thing. Unless you like those kind of movies where you need to wake up some
viewers because their snoring bothers you, avoid it at all costs!!!1 out of 10, that's all I can give.
Erotic and dark. A real need of a cop.
posted on 09 Jun 2009A very peculiar role choice for everyone's darling Meg Ryan. You definitely see her in a different light. Nothing real wrong with choosing a movie in which you show skin and masturbate a couple of times. I found those sequences more erotic than the actual sex scenes. IN THE CUT has a not too predictable twist; but time wise may be a little long in the tooth. Anxiety is prevalent.Ryan plays Frannie,a High School English teacher in New York City, and is also working on a book of Black slang getting tips from one of her students, Cornelius(Sharrieff Pugh). During a research meeting in a bar, Frannie makes a trip to the basement restrooms and ends up spying on a man being pleasured orally. The next morning the girl involved is found slaughtered and Detective Malloy(Mark Ruffalo)is at Frannie's door investigating. Frannie's attraction to the dark side has her in a progressive lustful affair with Malloy. The relationship gets hotter; and Frannie notices that Malloy has the same tattoo as that of the man she spied on earlier. Sex is sex; lust is lust. Frannie's fears do not put a halt to her continuing carnal knowledge.Also in the cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Damici, Nancy La Scala, and a weird bit part for Kevin Bacon, who has no qualms with quirky roles.
MEG'S BAD GIRL ROLE WAS MEG'S "BAD" MOVIE
posted on 07 Jun 2009Out of respect for Ms. Ryan's body of work I sat thru this _______(no words to
describe). Whether it was the script, directing, fake Noir', something was
wrong. In spite of the anticipation of seeing "MORE" of Meg, even the nudescenes were dull. Even though Meg is over 40 she should not run from "cute" . My god how manywomen is this world are so blessed. Hoping to see a return from the underbelly
of life to a more realistic world for Meg. Not all real life is in the cut..
Very weak characters and script.
posted on 22 May 2009Very disappointing film.The characters were all very weak. The script was boring, uninspired, and full of holes.Considering all the estrogen involved in the production of this film (female author, screenwriter, producer(s), director, etc.), all of the female characters in the film were extremely weak and sexually frustrated, and these traits in no way helped support what little story there was.Meg Ryan's numerous sexually graphic scenes also did very little to support the story - it came across as sex and nudity for the sole sake of sex and nudity.This 'thriller' was not only predictable, but painful in its obvious attempts to misdirect the viewer from the truth.This was the 'dud' film of the gala screenings at this year's Toronto Film Festival - very disappointing.
A worthwhile study of the evolution of Meg Ryan. Overall, there's no "there, there."
posted on 18 May 2009This movie stars, among others, Meg Ryan. But if that conjures up images of ditzy, or at least if not ditzy somewhat self-contented, blondes, be disadvised. This is clearly something of an effort on the part of Meg Ryan to distance herself from her general image of the perky, maybe bright, but relentlessly perky, blonde. Think "Sleepless in Seattle," which, incidentally, I really like.She's gone brownhair and all seriouslike. Her life is difficult, and then maybe she dies. It's all complicated, and there are all these women getting killed, and there's this cop (extremely well-played by Mike Ruffalo, who might be up for awards for this movie if there's justice in the world) who has the downplayed hots for Meg, and there's a lot of pretty well-done sex. Quite a lot. Really a lot.I like the movie well enough, and respect the plotting enough, that I'm not giving up the ending. No spoiler here. But the whole thing leaves me feeling sort of like I've visited Oakland and validated Julia Stein's comment about it. They just should have been able to do more with it.Nevertheless, Meg Ryan and Ruffalo do superb work. It's worth seeing for them alone, if you don't object to explicit sex and about 568,582 uses of the word "fuck."Oh. I didn't say anything about what it was about, you say? Hm. You have a point.It's about murder of female persons most foul, involving a word that is like "dismemberment" but different and which you should learn from the movie. It's about an English teacher who is idealistic but also cynical about how the world really works. It's about blowjobs (a word used in the movie and hence appropriate in a review on the Net), and about figuring out how it's possible to work things out with men even though you're really fearful of them due to your father. It's about a really [i]noir[/i] view of the underside of New York City. And all of those things are well-done. But, again, it's also about a void left at the end of the affair. I walked out of the theater wondering just why I'd been there, even though I didn't resent the time spent at all. But why [i]was[/i] I there? I haven't figured that one out yet, which means I haven't figured out why this expensively produced movie with lots of star power was made.But I note, again, I didn't walk out feeling unhappy. May have to come back to this as I think about it later. I gave it a "7," but if I can change that, I might try after more thought. Complex working, there.But, again, it's reasonable to say that it's mainly about a pretty successful effort on the part of Meg Ryan to let us know she can be something besides Tom Hanks's potential wife. No cute little chirps here, although those Meg Ryan lips remain those Meg Ryan lips no matter what. It's OK; it's what you do with them that matters (*chuckle*) and not what they look like in the abstract, that counts.Certainly at least worth a matinee performance. Not a really great date flick, though, unless you're already seriously involved. Then a pretty good one, because it could get you talking about the meaning of different relationship tactics and activities.
a tense insight into the minds of men (and women)
posted on 08 May 2009Men don't seem to like this movie much, well actually they don't seem to get it. I saw it with a male friend and he really didn't understand why the female characters reacted the way they did.Why was Meg Ryan's character so cautious yet clearly drawn to the police detective - after all if a female likes a guy in a film she just likes him right? They sleep together and nothing deeper than that is ever portrayed.Thankfully in this movie that is wrong. This film is one of a very few which actually gets some reality into the constant and conflicting emotions of women who may be drawn to a man, but also fear him.Set up around a murder case, there is an air of threat in every scene of this film. Women as victim is a clear symbol here of the constant images and onscreen portrayals women are forced to sit through time after time, to see their gender murdered, mutilated, raped or menaced often for nothing more than a plot device.The fear and longing that this creates in the average female is beautifully rendered in this film, where women, treated like sex toys, like garbage, like meat, have to somehow navigate their way through suspicion, concern and even violence, hoping only to come out the other end unscathed and perhaps loved.It's a harrowing film to watch. To see the female psyche unadorned up on screen, vunerable and haunting, but ultimately searching for a male they can trust.It is interesting to me that men don't get this, they don't understand the pulpable tension when the detect ive takes the protagonist out into the woods. SHe's jumpy, but it's more than that - he is unaware of how he is scaring her. It's a power play he is so used to playing that he doesn't even notice it.When they sit at the bar he tells her he will be anything she wants him to be, she wants him to be trustworthy but she can't trust him because his lips do not speak the truth, after he tells he won't hurt her, he abandons her to the night and a would be rapist/mugger.As a psychological thriller it is up there with the best. The acting is excellent, with surprisingly good performances from both Meg Ryan and Jennifer Jason Leigh, both of whom manage to leave their stock Hollywood personas thanks to skillful direction by Campion.ignore the fact that the murder mystery in the film makes little sense, it is there only as a metaphor and a reflection of the role of victim in which women seem to be constantly cast.
I still love her even if...
posted on 20 Apr 2009even if... (with the exception of the sexual chemistry) I had to force myself to make it to the end. Although I am somewhat of a Meg Ryan guru, I waited until this one came out in the video store as I had already heard the negative reviews from friends. I don't always trust the critics, but in this case, the critics were right also! The plot is predictable from the word go. There is absolutely no mystery or thrill (as in thriller) to this film, and this could be overlooked, if indeed there was any amount of substance to the characters or the story in general. If Champion's goal was to make the character of Frannie abstract and elusive, she succeeded, to the point of boring. And what was the point of trying to make Ryan look mousey. For an actress over 40, she is anything but. Oh yes, abstract and elusive. And for God's sake what was up with the ex-boyfriend (one of Beacon's less flattering roles and very poor acting) and even worse, the scene with the student in the apartment? What was that all about? This could have been a good movie if two things were different. ALMOST EVERYTHING. Ok... moving on, I will not critique without saying something positive. With regards to the sexual chemistry, I loved it! I thought Ryan and Ruffalo (Malloy) pulled off the raw, animalistic, "shut up and *love* me" (love for a better word) kind of chemistry the roles called for. Comparing to that dark side in Nine 1/2 Weeks and Unfaithful. Ryan reveals her diversity as an actress (and a beautiful body if that was her's), and I am pleased that Mark Ruffalo was chosen for this role. He has a ruff, harsh, somewhat sexy exterior and I believe that is what was intended. Although this movie will most certainly not be up for an Oscar, (but then again...) I though Ryan and Ruffalo acted accordingly (to whatever it was Champion was thinking).
flat, highly artificial plot and characters
posted on 20 Apr 2009A clear two thumbs down! This movie made no sense at all plus the characters are flat as a sheet! Meg Ryan as "Frannie" is so unbelievable (and unlikeable). A lady gets her head chopped off in her front yard, and Frannie does not care or feel the least afraid at all? Frannie may have been the last witness who saw her alive (with the serial-killer), and she still is not stirred (except sexually)? Actually, her new "all-women-like-it-rough"- boyfriend may have had sex with the victim right before she got killed, and our hero is still totally happy and unmoved??? There is the obligatory number of bloody freaks all around her, and she does not mention a single one as a serious suspect to the police? Well, ain't that just great! Jane Campion, poor girl. I feel sorry for you.
Disappointing, unsatisfying thriller
posted on 25 Mar 2009It's a bad sign when you start looking at your watch during a movie. It's a bad sign when you start questioning the plot, the motives of the characters and the behavior of the lead characters. I left this film disappointed and wondering what went wrong? Jane Campion has proven herself to be a good director with offbeat, strange, and interesting movies like The Piano and Holy Smoke! Her reputation for getting raw performances out of her leading ladies is undisputable. This time around, with In the Cut, Meg Ryan falls flat. I had high hopes for this film mainly because of Campion's collaboration with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mark Ruffalo. Plus, Susanna Moore wrote the screenplay with Campion so if the author is adpating her own novel, then it shouldn't be that bad, right? Wrong.The film tries to hard to cover two genres and fails. The police drama of finding a serial killer is nothing fresh, nothing new, and is pushed aside because of a budding sexual attraction between Franny (Ryan) and Detective Malloy (Ruffalo). Franny is sexually repressed. We don't know why she's like this nor are we given enough reason to care for Franny. She finds solace in teaching English and reading poetry. Malloy comes along as a detective investigating a murder of a girl who was cut up. Ruffalo departs from his usual dishelved, boy-man role and is seen here as a steely, sexually confident, sleazy detective who likes to talk dirty and comes off as a jerk. Franny is instanly attracted to Malloy for obvious reasons and their relationship is purely for sexual satisfaction. There is no chemistry between these two actors. As they "relationship" progresses, there is a killer out on the loose who cuts women up. So that takes over for five minutes of the movie and we're back to Franny and Malloy. The ending is so absurd, people in my screening started laughing. Me included. Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Jason Leigh are underused, especially Bacon. Why he's in this movie, I have no idea. Save your money and watch Mystic River where you can see him really show off his talent. I will give Meg Ryan credit for taking a risk in doing this film. But her casting was wrong. Her pouty performance had nothing that made me as a viewer want to see her prevail.Now the appeal of this film, or the way it's being marketed is that this film is supposed to an erotic thriller. Puh-lease. Don't make me laugh. All the hype over these "explicit sex" scenes is overrated. The sex scenes are not as explicit as people say they are. It's not shocking, not wild, and are not uncomfortable to watch.
sexy, smart and stylish: the ultimate thriller
posted on 17 Mar 2009In The Cut is the kind of movie that film buffs wait years for. A serious character-driven plot, directed subtly by one of the world's best directors, Jane Campion and brought to life by actors relishing their roles, and a crew willing to bring something original to the screen. The story brings women to the forefront, Frannie and her half sister Pauline. We reach into their lives, their thoughts, their dreams and their desires. They are not dolls or perfect, they are realistically flawed, yet are beautiful in all their complexity. Mark Ruffalo gives Detective Molloy a dangerous and deceptive feeling, but he too is written with depth. The camera diffuses colour and each shot is contructed to add to character. Kudos to Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kevin Bacon for their important supporting roles, and Meg Ryan is in her best role to date. Amazing
Just Terrible
posted on 15 Mar 2009I just want to say that this is one of the worst movies I have ever had the displeasure of wasting my time! The Direstor Jane Campion is an idiot for making a movie like this. I mean it just never really explains a whole lot in detail. Meg Ryan is naked half the time, and she plays this feeble, weak person who just wants to get screwed by whoever shows up at her door, in this case it's a belligerent New York cop who just isn't very appealing due to his blatant lack of disrespect most of the time. This genius thinks wooing a woman means talking about lots of hardcore sex while throwing in a lot of FU's. Then the director makes a brilliant move by casting Kevin Bacon as this CLEARLY INSANE GUY who never really gets "over" in the story. He just sorta hangs around, stalking her occasionally making no sense. And what was with the black guy trying to rape Meg Ryan, yet another part of the storyline that went NOWHERE!! We sit through all of this crap just to find out (surprise, surprise) that the Detective's friend is the killer...and THAT MY FRIENDS is one of the most disappointing parts of the movie!! The climax is that this so-called cop is the killer. We DON'T EVEN GET TO SEE HOW MEG RYAN KILLS HIM. The next thing you know she's struggling with the guy, clearly he's a lot stronger than her, he's got her hand with the gun pinned to the wall, and in the next scene the guy is MIRACLESSLY DEAD after somehow Meg Ryan frees herself, but of course you don't get to see that and Meg Ryan goes back home to the romantic FU cop. Movie over. Gee that was great!! Don't waste your time...Please!!
Meg, WHAT were you THINKING?
posted on 11 Mar 2009First, I could not believe this film got an "R" rating - "NC-17" bordering on "X" should have covered it! Meg Ryan certainly ended her image as the modern Doris Day with this film - ironic that "Que Sera Sera" frames the film like musical bookends. The plot was disjointed and shallow and appears to be merely a conduit for Meg to be naked. Meg's forte is romantic comedy, and at 42 she still looks fabulous - keep 'em coming, but PLEASE - no more of these kind of films!
Intense, Suspenseful
posted on 14 Aug 2009The gritty cinematography and internalized character that Ryan plays make for a surreal trip.You never know at any time who the real killer might be; the true test of a great thriller.Jane Campion successfully pulls us into a world both charmed and frightening- the characters are simultaneously passionate, guarded, and potentially dangerous... ultimately, they're all quite "lost" in some way or another, and seeking desperately to find some sort of peace- all of them go to fascinating extremes in order to try and attain what they think they need in order to be satisfied.