Review of Cut (2000) by Tim B — 09 Jun 2012

Say what you want about the horror flicks that set the trend. There's a reason behind them all and Scream was no different. In fact, Scream was such a sensation that other countries tried doing their own take on it and 'Cut' is Australia's attempt to the fold.

As the flick opened up with a clever gimmick and an 'opening murder', I thought I was in for a good time. Unfortunately, Cut goes to quickly collapse on itself and wounded up being as generic and typical as any other one of these knock offs.

First off, the movie has a lot of characters and took no time whatsoever to let us get to know them. Who the hell was who with those two dudes again? Oh, just wait for their stereotypes to be spoken. There was also a hint of lesbianism here that was lightly touched upon then dropped for the rest of the movie.

Come onnnn!!! If you're gonna show us that much, why stop? It's a slasher flick, people! So once the killer hacks his way through the crowd of folks, their identity is revealed and the film suddenly wants to get smart again.

It ten just getting redundant with the killer talking, annoying dialogue and starts getting over the top (a character gets butchered but still lives after that? No way). Kimball Rendel keeps the movie very stylish and quick (internet and fountain scenes were pretty cool).

With the right script and movie, Rendel could go places. Molly Ringwald does so well at playing bitchy that I had no sympathy for her when it came time to give her character depth. Jessica Napier does her best with what she's go end and looked amazing to boot.

Call me! Sarah Kant's was a good looking lesbian. That's all I know. Sam Lewis broods and stares a lot. Simon Boswell tries to put some depth into his character and was my favorite out of the male lot, most of whom were very annoying.

Geoff Revell could be the prime example of that, he tries stealing the scene with his horribly written role every time he on screen. Shut up and die, already! Kylie Minogue comes out of this pretty decent even though she dies within the first ten minutes.

I like her acting much more than her music. Any positives to spew? The kills were pretty rad and bloody. I would be lying if I said I didn't yelp with amusement when somebody got it. I also appreciated that the kills didn't take so long to get going with long stalk sequences.

The killer here didn't mess around! Speaking of which, the killer himself looked pretty cool (cool mask) and I dug on the Real Killer vs Stage Killer fight scene the most! Lastly, the pace of the film flew by and was over before I had time to look at my nails.

But overall, this one doesn't quite cut it for me. A slasher that doesn't try enough in plot (some mysteries were sooo freakin easy to answer) and elements (no nudity? Get real). It could be that I'm too fond of 80's slashers moreso.

I appreciated what this one tried to do but in the end, Cut didn't quite make the cut (had to do it once). If you're really huge on slashers I would recommend. Otherwise, skip it.