Cutter’s Way is, I’d say, on the underappreciated side of things. Not only is the story compelling but the performances by Jeff Bridges and John Heard are exceptional to go along with Lisa Echhorn. The Blu-ray released through Twilight Time has a decent video transfer, good audio but does fall short in the features department.
Cutter’s Way
— The Limited Edition Series —
(1981)
Genre(s): Drama, Crime, Thriller
Twilight Time | R – 109 min. – $29.95 | April 12, 2016
Date Published: 04/20/2016 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| Cutter’s Way — director Ivan Passer’s and screenwriter Jeffrey Alan Fiskin’s adaptation of Newton Thornburg’s novel, ‘Cutter and Bone’ — provides a look at post-Vietnam, post-Watergate America, as exemplified by its trio of damaged protagonists: a slightly dim beach-boy gigolo (JEFF BRIDGES), a ferocious disabled veteran (JOHN HEARD), and the cynical, alcoholic young woman (LISA ECHHORN) they both love. It’s a dark tale about the attempt to pin a murder on a fat-cat plutocrat (STEPHEN ELLIOTT)—who may, in fact, be guilty. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.75/5 |
| Along with the usual 6-page essay booklet, this release includes an Audio Commentary with Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman (Twilight Time regulars) as well as the Original Theatrical Trailer (2:44; SD). |
VIDEO – 3.5/5 |
| Twilight Time releases Cutter’s Way onto Blu-ray and while it’s not bad looking with a nice looking 1080p high-definition transfer and presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio, I did notice numerous instances of dust marks and specs throughout, so it’s not exactly a clean looking transfer. However, colors looked decent enough and there were some natural film grain giving it a good edge over any DVD counterparts. |
AUDIO – 4.0/5 |
| Fairing a little better, the DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 track gets good usage especially considering the bulk of the movie is dialogue-driven, which generally was clear throughout but there’s also some nice depth when the score kicked in along with the few suspense-oriented scenes. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, Cutter’s Way is, I’d say, on the underappreciated side of things. Not only is the story compelling but the performances by Jeff Bridges and John Heard are exceptional to go along with Lisa Echhorn. The Blu-ray released through Twilight Time has a decent video transfer, good audio but does fall short in the features department, though the commentary track does make for a good listen. |
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