Movie

Cutter's Way

1981 · 109 min

A slow, sour burn of a neo-noir that lingers on damaged people and moral rot, ending on a jolt.

Tagline: Cutter does everything his way. Fighting. Loving. Working. Tracking down a killer.
Overview: Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, revenge, corruption, isolation
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
revenge
corruption
isolation
guilt
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild