Dazz Camponi
The story takes place in a cottage located deep in the wilds of the Lake District, in which a group of friends have returned following a party. In this isolated retreat, the tired party-goers' nerves get the better of them. And soon they find that the urban legends they were dismissing only moments before, are becoming a horrific reality.Cut has made history in being the first ever movie to be filmed in one continuous take which is an achievement in itself, however this came at the expense of the movie. The story is non-existent which made the movie feel like stuff was just happening for no reason, it didn't answer any questions whatsoever. The acting was abysmal, especially from Danielle Lloyd, I've seen better acting at a five-year-old's nativity play. However, there was only one remotely good actor in the movie and that was Michael Socha, Zach Galligan was a surprise to see but even his acting talents isn't good in this terrible movie. The sound effects were a joke and the fight scenes were unrealistic. The characters were very badly written and the script is even worse. The worst thing about this movie is, without a doubt, it's audio. Sometimes you struggle to hear what the characters are saying but most of the time, you really didn't care. Also the music is abysmal, whenever there was going to be a tense scene, the music would suddenly erupt very loudly making it even harder to hear the characters. Also, the movie ended seriously bad, it could have been much better.I must applaud Cut simply because it was filmed in one take and I can appreciate the effort that must have gone into the camera-work but there really is nothing positive I can say about this movie. Everything about it was weak and nonsensical which is a shame because with a proper script, a better story and better sound editing, it could have been a good little movie. Another annoying thing about the movie is its poster. Model Danielle Lloyd is on the poster making us think that she's the main star in the movie when in fact, she was in it for less than five minutes, talk about misleading! Read more reviews at: www.dudedazzmoviereviews.wordpress.com
Buzi Fighter
First of all this movie reeks of simplicity on which other movies simply don't because they offer no acting what so ever. This horror movie is excellent, because actors are really frightened and the place looks very comfortable for them to grow upon. Everything is learned from the story, which is how it should be! Mind you that tastes are always different and today there are plenty of people with exceptionally lowered taste, swallowing ridiculous CGI effects that hog the screen. Where is acting in all of that? Well...I believe that movies of this type offer refreshment in creating new ideas with little as much possible resources. Having an open mind, while watching this panic movie will entertain you without any wish for blood baths, fountains of blood, etc. Remember this is a movie about people left alone in an English countryside, having no working communication to call for police, where a bunch of clowns (they look awesome, BTW!) get to play a little game with them. Its a Fun experience, and I recommend you see it for yourself.
krigler
A proper script and better sound editing might have saved this effort from going horribly wrong. As for the story, it doesn't deserve describing - nothing happens that we haven't seen a dozen times in other films. People behave in the usual, expected dumb horror film character manner. Events happen that are meant to be scary but, most of the time, are not.As it is, the "one continuous take" thing is a gimmick, nothing more. It doesn't add to the story or the suspense. The camera operator should get better paying gigs, but the rest of the crew should not be so lucky. Directing is hit and miss - I am sure it was extremely hard work to choreograph the entire 65 minute take, but the acting is so off that it kind of kills all the other aspects of direction. Especially after the mid point does most of the acting degenerate into insanely theatrical territory. In fact, the whole production seems like a stage play, and the performances are uniformly reminiscent of one. Dialogue at first sounds clever but soon becomes annoyingly so, and is most of the time very on-the-nose. And that is only when it can be heard, because at times sound mix is so bad, the soundtrack and noises drown out the actors' voices.Fight sequences are ridiculous - I am sure it is awfully difficult to stage fighting when there are no cuts, but in this case they would have been better off not showing anything at all. Most of the fighting resembles very drunken bar brawls with old school slapstick fight sounds added.Music is diabolical - I am not sure if it is meant to be ironic (the fact that the rest of the film seems to be played out straight suggests otherwise) - but the extremely loud eruptions of staccato effects are not scary at all. If anything, they are distracting and terribly irritating. There is zero tension.I can only recommend this film to hardcore horror fans. The single take approach may be of some interest to film students or professionals, but content-wise "Cut" is a waste of time and talent. At least they spared some money on editing.
etheoharis
I am an avid movie goer. I especially love horrors flicks. I love them so much that I usually still like the not so good ones.. But GOD..this one was just sucked! It started off well, I must say,...... But not too far in it just became a real joke!!! As the movie progressed I decided to clean my house while watching it. So it wasn't a total wast of time for me. (for me, that is) It was an extremely poor adaptation of Strangers or Vacancy. The story was no where near as developed as them though. The timing was all off. Poor sound effects. Cinematography was eee. The acting was fair but the story was just blah! Over all this one sucked.. and I don't recommend it at all. It should have been called the "Attack of The Kiss Wanna-be puppets"!3/10Come to think of it now...I think I would have preferred to watch the opening movie instead! (the one with the little girl.) And to think how funny it was that I was soo happy it wasn't that movie that I was about to watch. If I only knew!