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The Cut
2025 99 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 18+
★6.2
Thriller, Drama
Director: Sean Ellis
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Description
A retired boxer intends to return to the ring for one last shot at the title, but first he must make the weight. Holed up in a room in Las Vegas with an unscrupulous trainer, he embarks on an intensive and illegal weight-cutting program.
Worldwide:
$66,455
Starring
Orlando Bloom
Actor
John Turturro
Actor
Caitríona Balfe
Actor
Key opinion
The Cut functions less as a traditional sports drama and more as a dark, psychological thriller focused on the harrowing physical toll of extreme weight cutting. While Orlando Bloom's committed performance and the film's visceral, gritty aesthetic receive praise, the narrative is often criticized for being underdeveloped or structurally erratic.
| Acting | Orlando Bloom provides a deeply committed, physically transformative performance that anchors the film's gritty tone. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography and direction effectively utilize graphic realism—including sweat, blood, and visceral imagery—to immerse the audience in the protagonist's suffering. | |
| Originality | The film succeeds in subverting sports movie tropes by shifting the focus from ring combat to the claustrophobic, psychological horrors of pre-fight preparation. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is divided between those who appreciate its shift into a paranoid, hallucinatory thriller and those who find the narrative shallow and lacking in coherent character depth. |