Latest Posts:

CUT! Review

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.

Share on Google Plus
    Blogger Comment
    Facebook Comment

6 comments:

  1. 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.
    David Rountree
    CUT! Director

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hello,
    Welcome to ( New-World Vampire Wonden). Do you want to be a
    vampire,still in human,having talented brain turning to a vampire in a
    good posture in ten mines time to a human again, with out delaying in
    a good human posture. A world of vampire where life get easier,we have made so many persons vampires and have turned them rich,you will be assured long life and prosperity,you shall be made to be very sensitive to mental alertness,stronger and also very fast,you will not be restricted to walking at night only even at the very middle of broad day light you will be made to walk, this is an opportunity to have the human vampire virus to perform in a good posture.if you are interested contact us on vampirewonden@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  3. Welcome to ( New-World Vampire Kingdom). Do you want to be a vampire,still in human,having talented brain turning to a vampire in a good posture in ten mines time to a

    human again, with out delaying in a good human posture.A world of vampire where life get easier,we have made so many persons vampires and have turned them rich,you

    will assured long life and prosperity,you shall be made to be very sensitive to mental alertness,stronger and also very fast,you will not be restricted to walking at

    night only even at the very middle of broad day light you will be made to walk,this is an opportunity to have the human vampire virus to perform in a good posture.If

    you are interested contact us on vampireworld777@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  4. I’m a vampire and i know you will be surprise to think that
    how i can write aticles on these site if am a vampire i can change any time
    any day to either human or vampire .Yes it is true. How I become a vampire
    with the help of the richvampirekindom@gmail.com
    I will tell you later,I live in north India here we are called PISACH. My
    day changed from that day when I met a sweet handsome Man
    He is also a pisach called richvampirekindom@gmail.com
    . I will not tell u my exact location. But I will tell you how to become a
    vampire,my English is not so good so excuse me.They learned the procedure
    from a secret book.This dark art has been revealed by a rich hindu
    landowner who find a book from the library of a danish king and with the
    help of vampire lord which is email is
    richvampirekindom@gmail.com If u become vampire you can still be a ordinary man but you will get
    more power and gain more height,you will become much younger than your
    mates of same age, you never become bald, you don’t need any sex, you will
    always satisfied.But to become a vampire a very difficult task . I give you
    the procedure, I will no longer be responsible for your nature but you will
    become lone like me.i was so much amazed at first when i contacted the
    richvampirekindom@gmail.com )1 At first i become very scared and afraid to offer the sacrifice to them
    just to be a full blooded vampire but i later changed my mind and strong in
    spirit and i did what was needed and now am not just an ordinary vampire
    but a very rich and famous wealthy one too, i have powers and many doos.
    no human life needed for you to be a full blooded vampire just get them
    what they want and i promise you u will be so glad- so if u all out there
    really want to become a rich and famous vampire like me then contact our
    lord the most lord of all lord at these email
    richvampirekindom@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  5. WELCOME TO THE GREAT BROTHERHOOD.
    Do you want to be a member of Illuminati as a brotherhood that will make you rich and famous in the world and have power to control people in the high place in the worldwide .Are you a business man or woman,artist, political, musician, student, do you want to be rich, famous, powerful in life, join the Illuminati brotherhood cult today and get instant rich sum of. 2 million dollars in a week, and a free home.any where you choose to live in this world and also get 10,000,000 U.S dollars monthly as a salary %2026
    BENEFITS GIVEN TO NEW MEMBERS WHO JOIN ILLUMINATI.
    1. A Cash Reward of USD $500,000 USD
    2. A New Sleek Dream CAR valued at USD $300,000 USD
    3.A Dream House bought in the country of your own choice
    4. One Month holiday (fully paid) to your dream tourist destination.
    5.One year Golf Membership package
    6.A V.I.P treatment in all Airports in the World 7.A total Lifestyle change 8.Access to Bohemian Grove
    9.Monthly payment of $1,000,000 USD into your bank account every month as a member
    10.One Month booked Appointment with Top 5 world Leaders and Top 5 Celebrities in the World.
    If you are interested of joining us in the great brotherhood illuminati satanic hand symbol contact us whatsApp no +1542 297 0441 OR on our Email momoduillminatihome@gmail.com,whatsApp,+2347036610586

    ReplyDelete
  6. Good Day Dear Loan Seeker,

    Do you need an urgent financial credit *? * Very fast and direct transfer to your bank account * Repayment starts eight months after you get the money bank account * Low interest rate of 1% * Long-term repayment (1-30 years) Height * Flexible **then monthly payment *. How long will it be financed? After submitting the application ** You can expect a preliminary answer less than 24 hours funding in 72-96 hours after receiving the information they need yours.

    Contact Email : bdsfn.com@gmail.com
    Contact Email : anatiliatextileltd@gmail.com
    Mrs. Pranchment Dura

    If you are interested contact us via: bdsfn.com@gmail.com and fill out the below loan application form.

    Loan application form:
    Full Name:....................
    Country:.....................
    State:..............
    City:..............
    Sex:.........................
    Phone Number:...........
    Loan Amount :...........
    Monthly income:..........
    Occupation:................... ....
    Loan Period:....................... ................
    Purpose of Loan:......................... ...........
    E-mail address:...................... ................
    Have You Applied Before?....................

    We awaits your urgent application form to be filled ok. Email Us: (bdsfn.com@gmail.com)

    Contact Email : bdsfn.com@gmail.com
    Contact Email : anatiliatextileltd@gmail.com
    Mrs. Pranchment Dura

    ReplyDelete