Set in a world with memory implants, Robin Williams plays a cutter, someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories. His latest assignment is one that puts him in danger. Read more
| Starring | Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel, Mimi Kuzyk |
|---|---|
| Director | Omar Naim |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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Set in a world with memory implants, Robin Williams plays a cutter, someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories. His latest assignment is one that puts him in danger.
| Starring | Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel, Mimi Kuzyk, Stephanie Romanov |
|---|---|
| Director | Omar Naim |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Aug 2005 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
Downbeat science-fiction that takes an interesting concept but fails to develop it in a stimulating way; Robin Williams is at his most buttoned-up as the expert cutter, draining the movie of any vitality.
A cautionary concoction cobbled together from spare sci-fi paranoia parts, The Final Cut imagines a benign Big... read more on Time Out
Well worth watching, I viewed it twice and enjoyed it more the second time around. Quite dark and thought provoking. Robin Williams is on top form and its good to see him moving away from lighthearted comedy.
A great film! It asks questions about the meaning of our lives after we die. It's set in a future where it's possible to see the experiences of someone's life and summarise these for a 'remembering'. What in our lives is worth remembering? Would you want someone looking at every event in your life? What makes your life worthwhile?
The film asks all these questions and, ultimately, answers one of them.
Another example of Robin Williams choosing a meaningful but not mainstream film. I'm glad he did.