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Actors: Meg Ryan, Mark Rufallo, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about In The Cut
In The Cut tells the story of a female teacher who finds herself caught up in the investigation of a series of brutal murders. She begins an intense sexual relationship with the lead investigator who believes she holds a clue to the killer's identity. All the while the murders begin to get closer and closer to home.
--Cindy McKie, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of movie: - present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging Yes
Kind of romance: - romance (general)
Crime & Scandal Yes
Story of - catching brutal killer/stalker

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - teacher/professor
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type - (woman) average
Unclothed? - Full Frontal
Events of movie makes character more... - caring
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average build
Unclothed? - full frontal
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Italian

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 20%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average

Setting
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel... - unhappy
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - seeing full frontal--women - seeing full frontal--men
Any profanity? - A lot of foul language
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