Cutter's
Way (1981/United
Artists/MGM/Twilight Time Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: C+ Film: B
PLEASE
NOTE:
This Blu-ray is now out of print, but Radiance has issued an expanded
4K edition and you can read more about it at this link:
https://fulvuedrive-in.com/review/16825/Cutter's+Way+4K+(1981/United+Artists/MGM/MVD/Rad
Jeff
Bridges, John Heard (Home
Alone),
and Lisa Eichhorn (The
Talented Mr. Ripley)
star in director Ivan Passer's 1981 Drama/Thriller Cutter's
Way,
a film with some powerful acting, production design, and direction.
Part murder mystery, part social commentary, the film centers around
the witnessing of a body being dumped and an outrageous conspiracy
theory that launches the truth behind a young woman's death.
Presented here on Blu-ray for the first time thanks to our friends at
Twilight Time and featuring a new transfer and stunning audio track,
the film looks and sounds better than it did in its initial run and
will be a great addition to any film fan's Blu-ray collection.
Alex
Cutter (Heard) is a casualty of war and returns home minus an eye, a
leg, and an arm. Not only that, he lacks direction, is a raging
alcoholic, and abuses his lovely wife (Eichhorn). One night his
friend Richard Bone (Bridges), who happens to be a gigolo with an
interest in Cutter's wife, witnesses someone dumping something in an
alley after his car breaks down that turns out to be the body of a
seventeen year old girl. Cutter soon finds value in life by helping
Bone expose the woman's killer, thought to be a wealthy man living in
the city. The murdered girl's sister, Valerie, soon becomes wrapped
up in the theories and soon they all must band together to solve the
mystery that changes their lives forever.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and
a crystal clear English, lossless 1.0 Mono DTS-HD MA (Master Audio)
track, this limited edition looks fantastic on disc as mentioned and
is an impressive restoration of the film's original elements. I
hadn't heard of this film before this release but am happy to have
seen it for the first time on Blu-ray disc.
Extras
include:
Isolated
Score Track
Audio
Commentary with Film historians Julie Virgo and Nick Redman
Trailers
and
a collectible mini-book with notes on the film and full color photos
Jeff
Bridges, as usual, knocks it out of the park in this one and along
with a host of interesting characters and a story that keeps you
guessing, Cutter's
Way
is a Film Noir of sorts and a whodunnit mystery with some clever
social commentary thrown in to the mix. I would definitely suggest
checking the film out, if you haven't seen it.
-
James Lockhart
https://letterboxd.com/jhl5films/
