Cutter's Way

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Serge L A complete masterpiece. Up there with "Chinatown" in my opinion. John Heard is mesmerizing. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Scott M An odd angry movie about a guy who wants his best friend to stand up to the bad guys. However, for me, the entire notion of being a hero is more about improving yourself. And these 3 characters are drunks, womanizers, and kind of losers. Heard's performance is impressive. So is Lisa Eichhorn. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review george S By both attracting and repulsing the viewer through the presentation of the initial crime and subsequent twists in the central mystery of the film as drawn out by the four principal characters, this film manages to magnificently disguise it's ultimate path to a resolution. That's just the third reason to see this film The second reason is the hypnotic film score by Jack Nitzsche - which perfectly drapes the film in resonating opaqueness and discord while still conveying beauty. But the primary reason to see this film is simply the performances of John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, and Jeff Bridges. The various juxtapositions in the narrative centered on the 'haves' and the have-nots' - power, money, influence and it's lack, the users and the used, addiction, alcohol, pain killers and the eternal quest for numbness against those who have no need to dull their experience - serve to launch the interactions of the principals in myriad dances unchoreographed and unschooled. Add to this noir journey the Santa Barbara location, great cinematography and dialogue. Kudos to Director Ivan Passer and the author for the source novel, Newton Thornburg. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review Audience Member More overtly Marxist and slightly less tragic than The Parallax View. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The setup to 'Cutter's Way' appears to promise a murder mystery, but it soon becomes clear that it will not follow this path. It instead chooses to focus on a theory that the titular character - Alex Cutter - develops about the case, and follows his growing obsession with confronting the man he thinks is responsible. Meanwhile, small dramas play out between the people around him, all of whom are affected by, but also inevitably drawn to Cutter's...way. The movie uses the situation as an entry point to explore Cutter's deadly combination of intelligence, self-loathing, contempt and paranoia - all of which John Heard portrays brilliantly in an intensely charismatic performance. (I always thought this was a Jeff Bridges movie, but he almost becomes an afterthought once Heard enters the picture) The film culminates in a beguiling if somewhat abrupt ending, that left me with a rare feeling that this is a movie that should have been longer. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member The finest neo-noir film to be made in the last 40 years. This gem from 1981 is an absolute masterpiece. All three leads, especially Lisa Eichhorn, are mesmerizing. It's a must-see classic. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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