In the Cut (2003)

Waste of time, energy and money
I recently picked this movie up for my mom who happens to be a big Meg Ryan fan, and I, seeing that Mark Ruffalo was in it figured it wouldn't be too much of a waste. Yeah, so totally should have skipped right over it and bought School or Rock instead. A still dumb movie, but at least it wouldn't have bored me past tears. Meg Ryan's talent was virtually nonexistant, and Ruffalo followed closely on her heels. And while the explicit sex was supposed to be erotic, the only thing it did was turn me off the entire movie and hate the indiviual actors instead. I've never really been a big Meg Ryan fan, but if this had been my first movie that I watched of hers, it is doubtful I'd ever give her a second chance. Quite simply, this is trash. Pure undulterated waste of film, and two hours that were the longest of my life. Skip if at all possible, or, if you must sit through it, try and cast your mind back to a happier time in her movie career when she was cute, funny and full of life. Something she definatly lacked in this movie.

Awful
I can't believe I wasted my money renting this movie, then paying late charges because I kept putting off finishing watching it. Shame on me for being a gullible consumer and for wanting to see Ms Ryan naked, which was nice but didn't make up for the rest of the movie.

This movie is a mess. Hand-held camera shots substitute for verité; dreary songs substitute for plot; swear words substitute for grittiness; senseless coincidences (e.g., red lighthouses) substitute for portent; characters act completely against reason; loose ends abound. Stay away, far away, from this movie.

Meg Ryan sheds the romantic comedy image...
Watching this film, you hope for some life changing affirmation. It's rough to watch and almost on the mundane side, you almost don't really care what happens to anyone. Great performances by performers, actors who convince you that they get what the piece is all about, you just wish that you could be let in on the secret as well.