Synopsis
Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, an English teacher living in New York City — as if to test the limits of her own safety —propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison with a police detective.
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Cast
- Meg RyanFrannie Avery
- Mark RuffaloGiovanni A. Malloy
- Jennifer Jason LeighPauline
- Nick DamiciDetective Rodriguez
- Sharrieff PughCornelius Webb
- Heather LitteerAngela Sands
- Kevin BaconJohn Graham
- Michael NuccioFrannie's Young Father
- Allison NegaYoung Father's Fiancee
- Dominick AriesAttentive Husband
Recommendations
- 60
The New York Times
A disjointed, sometimes fascinating mélange of moods, associations and effects. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Emerges as a frustrating cop-out. - 50
ReelViews
If your reason for seeing In the Cut is to watch America's sweetheart stripped bare, you'll get what you're looking for. On the other hand, if you're looking for a good movie, this one will disappoint. - 50
Variety
Beautifully crafted and highlighted by an arresting change-of-pace perf by Meg Ryan as an English teacher erotically awakened by a homicide detective. But the story's unpalatable narrative holes and dramatic missteps will hold sway over the pic's better qualities. - 50
The A.V. Club
Though the oppressive artiness makes the early scenes fairly ridiculous, the director's odd methods add rare tension to the climax, as it becomes evident that the finale won't be so predictable in Campion's hands. - 50
Village Voice
Aggressively grim and gory. - 50
New York Post
A disappointing erotic thriller from director Jane Campion that amounts to an implausible update on "Looking for Mr. Goodbar." - 40
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Campion is dabbling in several different types of movie here: police procedural, film noir, romantic melodrama, sex fantasia. None really succeeds.
