CUT! – Review
By Bryan Scheidler
In the Horror movie genre there are many different
sub-genres to be explored. From Monsters and aliens to psycho’s and the
deranged, there really is a category for everyone. One of the more interesting
sub-genre’s is the “Making a film gets out of hand” category. This category
includes such films as The Blair Witch Project, Truth or Dare, and Shadow of
the Vampire. The film CUT!, by director David Roundtree, takes on this
sub-genre in a what initially seems like a straight forward story, but it couldn’t
be further from the truth.
The story for this film is your basic: two guys get
together to make a low budget horror film and things get out of hand. Without
spoiling anything, the story has an off putting feeling - like you are being
led down a path that you know is a trap, but you just can’t figure out
why. As frustrating as that sounds, it
is actually quite brilliant. From the very first scene, the audience can sense something
is wrong and the more you watch the more that uneasy feeling persists. The unease
helps deliver a story that is remarkable good. The clever story, along with the
cinematography, sound design, technical aspects, and cast work together to
deliver a complete movie-going experience.
From a technical stand point this movie is top
notch. The cinematography reflects the
tension in the movie. When scenes are chaotic or stressful, the camera work
gets choppy and erratic. On the flip side, the scenes in between the chaos are
still and peaceful. From a sound effects
standpoint, CUT! nailed it. Sound effects can often be the undoing of many
films, due to over use or poor quality of the sounds. CUT! doesn’t have that
problem. The quality of the audio work and the decisions on when to use effects
are outstanding. The effects are used
sparingly and only to add tension to the scene. CUT! did not fall into the trap
of adding effects solely for a gross factor, like so many horror films are
prone to do.
The entire cast does an excellent job in their parts, but
the film would have failed if not for the great work of David Banks and
Roundtree himself. Banks and Roundtree
play the down on their luck aspiring film makers Travis and Lane, and it is
their relationship that makes this movie work. Lane, as played by Roundtree
(yes he directed himself in this film), plays a young aspiring film maker who
dreams of getting a chance to create something great. It’s his frustration at
the mediocrity of the directors in the industry that pushes Lane down a dark
road.. Travis, as played by Banks, is who really sells the film. Travis is that
friend we all have from high school that got into to trouble, messed up their
life, but for some reason we still hang out with them. It is with Travis that the audience
experiences the world of CUT!. David Banks does an amazing job, and it is safe
to say the movie would be a failure without him.
While I enjoyed the film my one and only complaint is the
last scene. It had the potential to be something exceptionally cool, but it
needed one subtle moment setting it up earlier in the film. Without that set
up, the scene comes across out of the blue. Of course, I don’t want to say too
much that I might give away other aspects of this movie, but the best way for
me to describe it would be that the motivation of one character gets unnecessarily
murky. Regardless, the film is totally worth your time from a technical and
acting stand point, and I recommend it. The movie is currently available on
Amazon.
Thank you Bryan for taking the time to watch and review CUT! It means a lot that you were able to check out the movie and leave your feedback. Thank you. Thank you.
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