One of the best movies of the year! Gripping from start to finish.

Jane Campion should find a new occupation.

This is an entertaining movie with breathtaking cinematography... if anything, that brings this movie to be worth viewing. I haven't seen many films that have such evocative cinematography.

Ambitious, potent, and breathtakingly beautiful, Jane Campion's "In The Cut" rivals Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" as the best film of 2003 thus far. The picture is deliberately paced, something that many will lament, but for those who set themselves into that pace, the rewards to be found beneath the exterior far exceed anything any casual filmgoer might have expected. Meg Ryan gives a fierce, raw performance, allowing herself to be completely consumed by the character. Often throughout the film, it is not difficult to forget that one is watching the supposed "America's Sweetheart" onscreen. "In The Cut" is a brilliant, important film - subtle in its message, yet bold in its presentation; gorgeous in style and substance; and utterly unforgettable.… Expand

I'm at a loss for words for the harsh criticism this movie is getting. It's a dark serial killer thriller with twists and turns and a sexual energy that kept me on the edge of the seat. Meg Ryans vulnerability is fascinating, and the movie has so much nightmarish imagery that I couldn't get to sleep at night. It's a thriller with very deep subtexts that the movie critics wouldn't even roll out of their slumber to appreciate.… Expand

Any movie that gives you a chance to see another amazing character by the 'destined to be a star' Mark Ruffalo is always worth the price of admission. Movie misses the mark, but worth the view for the performances alone.

Gorgeous, graphic, and ultimately unsatisfying movie. I burst out laughing at the mind-numbingly bad ending.

[***SPOILERS***] The movie's edge seems to lay in the fact that the main female character "knows" unconsciously (until the very end) that the guy she is sleeping might be a killer. The plot is just a context to explore human relationships and the power they have to bring someone out of the slumber and numbness of everyday life.

Yea this movie SUCKED.

The ice skating flashbacks, Ryan gone wild, Virginia Woolf, and Campion's overt predilection for the soft-focus are all fine by me, having sat through conventional-after conventional suspense/thrillers, year after year. Yes, "Seven", and even "The Bone Collector", are more successful films, but "In the Cut" gets interesting if you consider the scene, in which Frannie's kids complain that nothing happens in "To the Lighthouse". They think it's boring. To some, "In the Cut" is unsuccessful because Campion can't build suspense, but what if she's not trying to? And when she does, in the finale, it refers back to the students' gripes about the modernist novel. The final confrontation between victim and murderer looks like every other film, but here, it plays like high-minded comedy, because "To the Lighthouse" is action-packed now. Yes, "In the Cut" is very pretentious because this will go over some people's heads. Also, the plot becomes more coherent if you think one of the cops is gay. There's an elephant-sized clue in the dialogue during the scene where Frannie meets the police detective's partner. You have to watch "In the Cut" on a different level. If you don't, it's easy to see why this film is garnering so many boos and hisses. … Expand

This film is a complete mess, on each and every level. Even the sex is downright lousy. Zero redeeming qualities.

Meg Ryan? So much for anyone in hollywood having any sense of morals...

This soft porn movie, behind the art excuse. It does not appeal as a thriller.