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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This 1981 film from Ivan Passer is relatively uncomplex in terms of story and direction and would be otherwise unremarkable were it not for the powerhouse leads of Jeff Bridges and, particularly, John Heard.
Heard, who is usually seen portraying slimy yuppies and establishment types, puts in one of the best performances i've ever seen as a frazzled, alcoholic yet strangely magnetic Vietnam veteran. He's like a Tom Waits song come to life!
Highly enjoyable and extremely reasonable price, although it's a shame there are no real extras on this DVD. I would love to have heard what Heards feelings towards the film were.
Heard, who is usually seen portraying slimy yuppies and establishment types, puts in one of the best performances i've ever seen as a frazzled, alcoholic yet strangely magnetic Vietnam veteran. He's like a Tom Waits song come to life!
Highly enjoyable and extremely reasonable price, although it's a shame there are no real extras on this DVD. I would love to have heard what Heards feelings towards the film were.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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One of those semi-forgotten Classic Hollywood-era movies (although a bit late, 1981 I think) when there were talented directors being given free reign to make intelligent, beautiful films - tense and suspensful too. Before everything became about genres and MTV-style editing and overblown pretentious tosh like Babel passed for, er, intelligent and beautiful.
If you'd rather watch Chinatown than Star Wars then you can't go wrong for a fiver. Bridges is pitch-perfect - pretty unsympathetic womanising moocher who gives new meaning to the concept of reluctant hero, yet so compelling and real. Also, it's worth noting, sporting amazing hair and 'tache. Heard, who most people will probably recognise as the rather anonymous dad in Home Alone, or the brilliantly childish exec in Big - gives a great, and for him quite atypical performance - another unsympathetic character who frustrates as much as he endears. Lisa Eichorn, an actor I'm not terribly familiar with, is equally brilliant in her portrayal of a sad, pathetic, beautiful alcoholic. By the 90s, the protagonists would have probably been played as loveable rogues with an endless supply of Bruce Willis one-liners, but the characters, scenes and pace are so real - which might put modern audiences off a bit, but I loved it anyway.
If you'd rather watch Chinatown than Star Wars then you can't go wrong for a fiver. Bridges is pitch-perfect - pretty unsympathetic womanising moocher who gives new meaning to the concept of reluctant hero, yet so compelling and real. Also, it's worth noting, sporting amazing hair and 'tache. Heard, who most people will probably recognise as the rather anonymous dad in Home Alone, or the brilliantly childish exec in Big - gives a great, and for him quite atypical performance - another unsympathetic character who frustrates as much as he endears. Lisa Eichorn, an actor I'm not terribly familiar with, is equally brilliant in her portrayal of a sad, pathetic, beautiful alcoholic. By the 90s, the protagonists would have probably been played as loveable rogues with an endless supply of Bruce Willis one-liners, but the characters, scenes and pace are so real - which might put modern audiences off a bit, but I loved it anyway.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Many people regard the star of this excellent film to be Jeff Bridges and, in fairness to him, he acts his role well in this amateur detective story. But for me, John Heard is immense as the embittered, and disabled war veteran who, frustrated with life, just wants to get even with those who avoided the Vietnam war draft. He respects nobody and fears nobody as he single-handedly pursues wealthy magnate Stephen Elliot for the murder of a young escort. There's a good deal of comedy and humour in this film, some of it (notably that delivered by Alex Cutter) politically incorrect and unacceptable in today's society, but the script is a masterpiece.
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Neglected Classic
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I normally love Jeff Bridges in just about anything but this little exercise I found so very ordinary and a waste of his talents. Read more
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Expected Better..
While Cutter's Way has some strong performances, it meandered enough to put me to sleep and had me hitting the fast forward often. Save your money.
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