The acclaimed New Zealand director Jane Campion (THE PIANO) here turns her unusual artistic eye toward the urban erotic thriller genre. Based on the novel by Susanna Moore, IN THE CUT tells the story of Frannie (Meg Ryan) an English teacher living in Manhattan's East Village who finds herself mixed up in a homicide .. Read more
| Starring | Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Bacon |
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| Director | Jane Campion |
| Genres | Thriller |
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The acclaimed New Zealand director Jane Campion (THE PIANO) here turns her unusual artistic eye toward the urban erotic thriller genre. Based on the novel by Susanna Moore, IN THE CUT tells the story of Frannie (Meg Ryan) an English teacher living in Manhattan's East Village who finds herself mixed up in a homicide investigation after a severed head turns up in her garden. Jennifer Jason Leigh is her sexually unhinged half-sister and Mark Ruffalo plays a homicide detective on the case who falls into bed with Frannie after she's attacked on the Lower East Side. Suspects include her stalker ex-lover (Kevin Bacon) and a troubled student (Sharrieff Pugh) who's obsessed with serial killer John Wayne Gacy. As the body count rises however, Frannie realises that the prime suspect just may be the very cop in her bed.
If this all sounds like a by-the-numbers sex crime thriller don't worry; Campion twists the genre towards her own ends, adding multi-layered focus, deeply saturated colours, a dream-like mood and copious amounts of feminist allegorical symbolism. Meg Ryan fans should be shocked by her performance here (replete with several nude scenes), which is a major departure from her usual cute characterisations. Nicole Kidman, who starred in Campion's PORTRAIT OF A LADY served as producer. Fans of that film, and Campion's work in general, should enjoy the perverse psychosexual theatrics on display in this grim urban fairy tale.
| Starring | Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Bacon |
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| Director | Jane Campion |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Post-Match Passion |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: not available |
An often pedantic take on the serial killer genre, where even the women who don't end up dead are seen as victims of predatory men; Beebe's cinematography captures the seedy anxiety of its setting.
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More of an off-cut
Meg Ryan gets her kit off! Jane Campion directs a thriller! In the Cut is a lush romantic masterpiece! Which of these is actually true?
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You won't regret it ...
This film may have got bad reviews, notably because Mag Ryan stepped out of the CRITICS comfort zone ... but give it a look. You won't regret it.
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incredible symbolism - a clever film
I truly believe this film has been misunderstood and overlooked. Rich with symbolism and a complex examination of sexuality and sexual roles this is a clever ... read more »
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in the cut
I was very shocked to see Meg Ryan in such a smutty film!
You’ve got to admire their balls: a big, star-packed chick flick, and not a single male on screen (well, there is one, but you will have to wait for him to appear). It’s happened before. In 1939, George Cukor directed Rosalind Russell, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Paulette Goddard in an adaptation of the Clare Luce play written by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin. The remake is written and directed by Diane English (Murphy Brown), and stars Meg Ryan as Mary Haines, the last to know... Read more
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