Comments
-
The Blunt, Unforgiving Cali' Ultraviolet, Viciously Cuttin' Through the Shadowy Neo-Noir Viscera, Starkly Exposing the Lost Fragility of Hidden Bone; Whilst a Mouth-Wateringly Lonely "Mo" Simply Melts Away ... Tremendous trio of all-too-cool talent at the top of their superior game; richly portraying three lovable wasters, hopelessly treading water as they inevitably succumb to urban malaise and ever-so slowly drown in sun-drenched despair; who seemingly, out of sheer boredom, naively become embroiled n' entwined in a greasy Fat Cat's cavalierly murderous disposal of just another dead girl. Like Rourke's "Henry Chinaski", Heard most-definitely got royally screwed-over for a more-than-deserving "Oscar"- nod; similarly, much like Mickey's balls-to-wall performance, John's no-holds-barred portrayal of "Alex Cutter" was probably deemed too over-the-top, forced and self-indulgently affective to garner sufficient voting from the staid white-haired drones within the Academy. Special mention must also go out to lovely Ann Dusenberry as the opportunistic sister of the victim in question, she's one hell of a fine n' fuzzy Peach for sure. Eeny, Meeny, Miny "Mo", Catch a "Cutter" by the "Bone" ...
"Cutter’s Way feels like a farewell to the ’70s: to honest political activism, social responsibility, excessive but essentially good-natured drug and alcohol abuse, Vietnam, California and the young Bridges. His character, Richard Bone, clings to his fading prime the way his best friend and mentor, crippled war veteran Alex Cutter (John Heard) clings to his walking stick. Together, the two men attempt to solve a murder, but that’s window dressing: this is a tale of friendship, endurance and loss, and one of the saddest movies ever made. Everything in the film feels tuned to capturing this spirit: Czech director Ivan Passer’s use of late-summer light is rich and entrancing, while Bridges and Heard give their all: the latter delivers a performance of spectacular rage and intensity. The result is nothing less than a modern masterpiece, and a film ripe for rediscovery." – Tom Huddleston Part of our Close-Up on New Hollywood season: http://bit.ly/1J6hS2k