- 7
...a warped trip down memory lane.
—Paul Ulane Maxim
- 7
The tragedy is well handled, but its aftermath in his adult life seems unfinished and unsatisfying.
—Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times
- 6
Maybe it's the small budget, but Cut scores points for making the future look pleasingly like next week and touching on topics of memory and personal responsibility.
— E!
- 6
...may be more interesting to hash over afterward than to sit through.
—Leah Rozen People
- 5
...quiet and sleepy...
—Gregory Kirschling Entertainment Weekly
- 5
...a frustrating exercise in missed opportunities.
—Maitland McDonagh TV Guide
- 5
Having given away the key to Williams' character in the opening scenes, the movie becomes so cluttered with concept and design, it fails to get even a toehold on the humanistic subtext it's clearly reaching for.
—Ella Taylor LA Weekly
- 5
A better film exists in Cut, one that spends more time on the assorted moral issues raised by Naim?s premise. Here, the director juggles some enticing threads, then chooses the least interesting one to follow through on.
—Sean O'Connell filmcritic.com
- 4
...the director's leaden touch and the plot's insistent banality obscure any conceptual resonance.
—Dennis Lim Village Voice
- 4
...a pedestrian thriller with a therapeutic twist...
—Scott Tobias Onion AV Club
- 4
...a drab and dreary sci-fi thriller...
—Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune
- 3
...a dreary, unexciting thriller...
—Lou Lumenick New York Post
- 3
...is saddled with distractions and cheesy subplots...
—Stephen Holden New York Times
- 3
The idea has the makings of a provocative thriller rich in psychological and moral implications, but The Final Cut is not that film.
—Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times