Review of Cutter's Way (1981) by Edward C — 31 Aug 2010
This movie takes a noir story and drenches it in character study, much like Robert Altman did in The Long Goodbye and Thieves Like Us (or with the western in McCabe & Mrs. Miller). In fact, this is a thing that seems to have happened a lot in 70's, this sort of genre deconstruction, shifting the focus from the plot to these type of characters.
.. kind of spiritually wandering, vaguely philosphical drifters. I'm sure it was an exciting movement at the time, breaking away from Hollywood conventions. But these films -- your Five Easy Pieces, your Midnight Cowboy, your Last Detail -- just don't thrill me in any way.
I don't mind watching them, but afterwards I always feel like "so what?". I also gotta say that Jeff Bridges has never done anything for me, and John Heard's performance is alternately compelling and embarrassing.
Having said that, I did enjoy the movie, to a mild degree. I did find the characters interesting. Overall, it's just not kind cup of tea.
This review of Cutter's Way (1981) was written by Edward C on 31 Aug 2010.
Cutter's Way has generally received positive reviews.
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