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In the Cut (Unrated Director's Cut) by Jane Campion
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Allison Nega, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Ruffalo, Meg Ryan, Micheal Nuccio Director: Jane Campion Brand: Sony Writer: Jane Campion Producer: Effie Brown Producer: Fran?ois Ivernel Producer: Laurie Parker Producer: Nicole Kidman Writer: Stavros Kazantzidis Writer: Susanna Moore DVD: Region Code 99 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 119 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-02-10 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of In the Cut (Unrated Director's Cut)Movie Review: A stylish and sexy thriller Summary: 2 StarsTwo of the things that made "Collateral" such a success help this movie out considerably as well.They are the gritty and grainy cinematography of Dion BeBe and a great performance from Mark Ruffallo. He plays a sexy detective named Malloy who may be as dangerous as he is seductive. He's on the trail of a serial killer who likes chopping up the bodies of his female victims and littering their body parts all over town. When severed limbs show up in Frannie Avery (Meg Ryan)'s garden she meets Malloy. He wants to question her regarding any strange or suspicious noises she may have overheard on the night of the murder. Before Malloy leaves he asks Frannie if they've met before. She tells him no even though she's convinced she saw him in a smoky bar receiving oral sex from a mystery woman. That woman is the murder victim in question. Frannie remembers him by a distinctive tattoo on his right wrist. Malloy begins following Frannie and she becomes so excited by his advances that she forgets about the mutilated corpse that was dumped outside her window. Frannie's half sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) does nothing to dissuade Frannie and pushes her to go out with Malloy. The two embark on a steamy affair but Frannie still has a lot of unanswered questions about her new lover. As more victims pop up and the people closest to Frannie start turning violent she doesn't know who to trust. I wasn't that impressed with the film. Meg Ryan was certainly fearless in her performance and the sex scenes were good but I didn't find this film to be as erotic as it's made out to be. I appreciate Jane Campion's attention to detail and stylistic choices even though they slow the movie down at times. However thanks to BeBe there are some gorgeous images in this film. One thing that I really enjoyed was the odd casting of Kevin Bacon as a man who is stalking Frannie. The two had a one night stand some time back and his obsession for her didn't end that night. He follows her every move and a case is made that he could be the killer. Through a very disappointing and dumb ending we learn of the killer's real identity and of what happens to Frannie and Malloy.
Summary of In the Cut (Unrated Director's Cut)In the underbelly of lower Manhattan Frannie Avery (Meg Ryan) a reserved English professor becomes obsessed after seeing more than she should of an impassioned couple. After the young woman turns up dead Frannie is questioned by a homicide detective (Mark Ruffalo) who draws her into a liberating but disturbing erotic encounter. As the body count rises familiar suspects begin to emerge. Meg Ryan is dynamite in the most explosive performance of her career (David Moss FOX TV).System Requirements:Running Time: 119 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating:?UNRATED UPC:?043396023666 Manufacturer No:?02366 Based on Susanna Moore's popular novel, In the Cut centers on Frannie (Meg Ryan), an emotionally stifled English teacher who gets steamy with sultry Malloy (Mark Ruffalo, You Can Count On Me), a cop who's investigating a series of brutal murders--but Frannie soon suspects that Malloy may be the killer. As a psychological thriller, In the Cut is heavier on psychology than thrills; the story is a skeleton that director Jane Campion (The Piano, An Angel at My Table) cloaks in one of the most nightmarish visions of urban life since Taxi Driver or Seven, accompanied by lots of explicit sex. The movie's dark tone will put some viewers off, but Ruffalo's effortless magnetism serves him well; no woman in the audience will question how quickly Ryan falls into bed with him. Also featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh and an uncredited Kevin Bacon. --Bret Fetzer
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