Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

olivurtwist I would like to start by saying that I found Mark Ruffalo's blatant sexual language and personality oddly sexy in this movie. Something about his quick banter accented by that New York voice really resonated with me. The facial hair and trim body definitely worked in his favor. Meg Ryan? Great body... but from a woman's perspective, I thought her hair did nothing for her face, her character, or for the audience. I just wish she could have been a little more vixen to go along with her sexual advances. But that's enough about the physical aspects of the lead roles! I liked this movie. I finished it about thirty minutes ago and have been thinking of it ever since. Sadly, I saw Ruffalo in "Now You See Me" prior to watching "In the Cut", so the little plot twists and turns didn't surprise me. I knew who the criminal was going to be within the first few scenes, but it seems a lot of other reviewers did as well. Even if the standard (sad that it has to be) thriller has a worn plot like this one, I was captivated. One reviewer said Frannie was paranoid the entire time, but I didn't feel that. She started off being quirky and book-smart, cracking sly jokes with Ruffalo and his partner. She was saying some things about the crime that I thought were bold and disengaging (as in, she seemed unaffected by the crimes). Halfway through the movie, when she began to suspect a certain someone of murder, she didn't react in a hugely paranoid manner. I actually wanted her to. For a girl thinking someone was a killer, she sure didn't stay away for long. The couple things that I did not care for were her relationship with her student and how little was known about Malloy's partner. Half the time I didn't understand if her student was writing a book, helping her with her case, infatuated with her, or some artsy weird kid rebelling against school. It read weird to me. The scene where he is in Frannie's room with her when they are about to get a little heavy... I didn't feel their attraction or understand his reactions. After reading a forum response, someone put him in a group with the violent men of this movie and said he was trying to figure out what Frannie wanted from him. That made more sense to me. As for the charm bracelet: a lot of people seem confused as to why Frannie freaked out the way she did. I think, because she knew that Malloy took her sister's key, she obviously would assume that he took her charm. What are the chances of him finding it in a dirty alleyway? There is one quick scene, which I have not gone back to find the timing for, where she is again looking at that photo of her sister and something is hanging down off of it. A chain of some sort. I thought in hindsight that it was her charm. This was not long before she found it in Malloy's pocket.. so my take on it was that he had placed it there after acquiring it, gone back in the room before or after the last female murder (trying real hard to avoid obvious spoilers), and re-pocketed it to later be found by Frannie. The only other qualm I had was that no back story or character development was given for Malloy's partner. He was a scumbag who goofed off a lot. Maybe this was intentional- to hide possible suspicion- but I felt it worked against the film. I wanted to know his early and family life. Other than that, the only characters I really liked were Malloy and the black guy who sat outside Pauline's place. Malloy was just brutally himself and I believed he could be a cop walking down my street. I appreciated the rawness, no apologies. Frannie's ex creeped me out and I want him to go get help. Or sleep. The stripper girls were no big deal. Frannie was great sometimes but I didn't always believe her sexual prowess... maybe it was just the hair. Though I DID love her fascination with words. I'm biased because I write down things that catch my attention as well. When Frannie reads that first train poem about the kiss, I thought, "Ooh, I like that, I should write it down." Safe to say... She beat me to it. Oh, did anyone else keep expecting her to have this psychic photographic memory that was going to help her solve crimes? It helped with the blow job princess and her little clues, but otherwise, it didn't play a huge role. I thought "Meow" and her other phrases were going to spell out some mysteries. I thought the running girls and her mysterious stare-offs at random objects would present themselves later. Guess not.

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.

userIDtaken The acting is fine. So are the directing and cinematography. But who cares? The story is so full of holes that it's hard to believe Campion wasted her time on such junk. A creepy ex-boyfriend and a student who happens to be fixated on serial murders? Nah, they're just filler, a couple of obvious suspects, though Meg Ryan's character isn't even bright enough to suspect them as she sleepwalks through her life. No, the killer is there in the background, waiting for the big reveal in the last five minutes. The plot stinks to high heaven.Roger Ebert's review sums it up nicely: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/in-the-cut-2003

Vomitron_G Ehrrr... It's like "Se7en" for the ladies, maybe? I had mixed feelings about this one, story-wise. I didn't really like the ending, but I did like the very last shot of the film. And besides, this movie's got other things going for it... The cinematography, for example (you guys were expecting me to say something about Meg Ryan going gratuitously nude in this one, right?). By the way, you American DVD-renters got dissed again: the fellatio-scene in the beginning of the movie is cut in the regular rentals. My European version wasn't (but I've heard you guys do have an "Uncut Director's Edition"). Oh, and what was up with the numerous random shots portraying an American flag throughout the whole movie? Anybody got an explanation? Anyway, "In The Cut" is worth a watch, if not alone for the buzz it caused upon its release.