If anyone ever asks if a mediocre script can be turned into a great movie through the performances of the actors, simply point at Cutter's Way. While Jeff Bridges and John Heard have given other memorable performances, combined with the once in a career performance of Lisa Eichhorn this film rises above itself and achieves a level of success that could otherwise not have been expected. People who view this movie either love it or hate it, but are never indifferent about it. The fact that the movie succeeds even though none of the characters are truly sympathetic is amazing. Heard has the most to work with, playing a badly disfigured VietNam vet with a bad attitude, Bridges gets to be a disinterested con man and scoundrel and Eichhorn plays an alcoholic who has lost her own self esteem. Add Ann Dusenberry as the righteous, but somewhat light headed, sister of a murder victim and you have the makings of a tight thriller built around extraordinary characters. This is definitely one you will want to rent and after you watch it you will want to own it.
Review of Cutter's Way
