Review of Short Cuts (1993) by Morten B — 16 Oct 2007
When I heard that there was a movie based on nine short stories by Ray Carver, I immediately thought I was being had. There is no way, I thought, someone could capture on film the loneliness and disparity of Carver's America.
Leave it to the master Robert Altman to prove me wrong. A critic once said that SHORT CUTS is the novel that Carver never got the chance to write, and I think that's absolutely true. The key to extracting "the thing" from these loaded, interwoven vignettes -- as is the case in print -- is to focus not on what is included, but on what is left out; and, clocking in at a Jurassic 3+ hours, this isn't an easy task.
It's a staggering, beautiful movie composed entirely of anti-matter. It requires patience, but the payoff is more than worth it.
This review of Short Cuts (1993) was written by Morten B on 16 Oct 2007.
Short Cuts has generally received very positive reviews.
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