The Final Cut

THE FINAL CUT (2004) - May 30, 2005
Robin Williams gives one of his better performances in this interesting sci-fi film set in the not-too-distant future. A technology called Zoe records a person's entire life, which is then edited together like a movie by a "cutter." Williams plays a cutter whose life essentially revolves around his job. This was a good film and it deserved some kind of theatrical release, though I could certainly see that it would be hard to market. There were some interesting observations about the nature of our memories. I also liked Omar Naim's direction; it sort of reminded me of Kubrick, though obviously Naim is nowhere nearly as good as the K-man. This is the type of movie that you continue to think about well after the credits have rolled, and one of the better movies I've seen in a while. ***1/2