In the Cut (film)

In the Cut
Theatrical poster
Directed byJane Campion
Screenplay by
Based onIn the Cut
by Susanna Moore
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDion Beebe
Edited byAlexandre de Franceschi
Music byHilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) (limited)
  • October 31, 2003 (2003-10-31) (wide)
Running time
119 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[3]
Box office$23.7 million[4]

In the Cut is a 2003 psychological thriller film written and directed by Jane Campion and starring Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kevin Bacon. Campion's screenplay is an adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by Susanna Moore. The film focuses on an English teacher who becomes personally entangled with a detective investigating a series of gruesome murders in her Manhattan neighborhood.

The film received a limited release on October 22, 2003, in the United States, and was subsequently given a wide release on Halloween that year in the United States and United Kingdom. The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release. Negative reviews were critical of the story and narrative structure,[5] while positive reviews praised the acting and Campion's visuals.[6]

In recent years, the film has undergone a reappraisal for its subversion of the male gaze and other common movie tropes.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ "In The Cut (2003)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "In the Cut". bfi. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "In the Cut (2003) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Hornaday, Ann (October 31, 2003). "'In the Cut': Provocatively Predictable". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Dargis, Manohla (October 22, 2003). "Hot and cold". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Smith, Justine (April 30, 2018). "Re-examining the challenging eroticism of In the Cut". Little White Lies. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Richard, David Evan (September 2017). "In the Cut (Jane Campion, 2003)". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Vasquez, Zach (November 17, 2021). "IN THE CUT: A Secret American Giallo Masterpiece". Fangoria. Retrieved December 3, 2021.