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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?
The answer is the first one. But while that may attract some viewers, let's just say that what is seen is no more or less than any other actress's nude scene in recent years, and that the sex scenes are about as erotic as watching the Tweenies. The thriller elements are sketchily observed and referred to, and Jane Campion seems more interested in showing us an apparently detached woman's trial by erotic fire. Only it never convinces. It's too muddled. Scenes come and go without advancing the storyline, and the plot is standard thriller nonsense (a three year old could guess the killer's identity). Only Dion Beebe's amazing cinematography holds the interest throughout. The script by Campion and Susannah Moore (who wrote the original novel) meanders along and provides very little for an audience to latch onto. None of the characters are particularly likeable and by the film's end you don't care what happens to anyone, or how. If you're a fan of Jane Campion's work - as I am - you'll come away from this scratching your head, wondering what happened. And if there's any crime involved with this movie, that'd be it. |
