Cutter's Way is a serious drama about a war veteran and his various problems. It is similar to Mystic River, another serious drama, in that both of them involve murders that aren't central to the plot. If the point of the film is realism, why include a murder, which is not exactly an everyday occurrence?
The film drags a little, not paced like a murder mystery at all, and frankly I don't go for depressing films like A Simple Plan and Leaving Las Vegas... or the even closer match, Adaptation. But, I have to admit it's a masterpiece. The acting is sensational and it's played very realistically. Nobody is a kung-fu expert. They avoid making the veteran "screwed up but lovable", you know, prison inmates in Hollywood films are always lovable, something which always strikes me the wrong way. And the ending is classic.
Who should see this film:
-- Drama lovers only
-- Anyone who liked Mystic River
-- Action flick guys like me, see it but only on a rainy day. It's not really a murder mystery after all.
I'll give Cutter's Way an 8 out of 10, barely.
The film drags a little, not paced like a murder mystery at all, and frankly I don't go for depressing films like A Simple Plan and Leaving Las Vegas... or the even closer match, Adaptation. But, I have to admit it's a masterpiece. The acting is sensational and it's played very realistically. Nobody is a kung-fu expert. They avoid making the veteran "screwed up but lovable", you know, prison inmates in Hollywood films are always lovable, something which always strikes me the wrong way. And the ending is classic.
Who should see this film:
-- Drama lovers only
-- Anyone who liked Mystic River
-- Action flick guys like me, see it but only on a rainy day. It's not really a murder mystery after all.
I'll give Cutter's Way an 8 out of 10, barely.