Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32914 in DVD
• Released on: 2000-03-20
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 90 minutes

Special Features
1.66 Wide Screen
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English
Dolby Digital Surround
Original Theatrical Trailer
8 Page Booklet
Interactive Menu Screens
Chapter Search
Biographies
Production Notes
English

Synopsis
Eleven friends gather at the wake of a successful writer Jude (Jude Law). His wife, Sadie (Sadie Frost), explains that Jude was making a film detailing all of their lives. She forces them to watch the film, which makes some startling revelations that eventually pit husbands against wives and friends against friends. The film then ultimately produces some rather shocking facts about the circumstances surrounding Jude's death. Directing/writing duo Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis, who also star in the film, chose to name the characters in the film after their actor counterparts, blurring the line between fantasy and reality to disturbing effect.

Customer Reviews

Cutting Edge Cinema!
Firstly, let me just stress that 4 stars for me makes this a very good movie; I don't just give out 5 star ratings for nothing! Secondly, i'm not even going to dignify any other reviews of this film, as they mostly criticise the acting and the low budget and basically miss the whole point of this stunning piece of brittish cinema.
Final Cut, sets out to do exactly what it states in the movie, Jude Law' character "Jude" describes the film he makes in the movie as "Cutting Edge Cinema". This is exactly what the directors Burdis and Anciano have achieved, a movie that blurs the line between reality and fiction. If nobody had ever heard of Jude Law, Ray Winstone or Sadie Frost, then they could really believe that were actually watching a real slice of life. The acting, which may appear to be poor, is realistic to say the least. Each actor performs brilliantly, as their characters are forced through every drama and negative emotion imaginable, especially Ray Winstone, who gives the performance of a life time despite the ridiculous amount of swearing involved.
Basically the movie is about Jude Law's character "Jude", who has just died and released a secret video tape that he made about the lives of all his friends. They watch this video at his funeral, and thier friendships fall to pieces as they learn about how each of them has lied, deceived, cheated, stolen and much much more. The film is extremely vulger, yet intense and amazingly gripping. I first watched it when I was high, and I couldn't even believe what I was seeing.
The film does appear to be very low budget, and the fact that it's English makes it even more gritty, but this is all intentional. Final Cut is meant to be so realistic that it could very well have happened, even the characters in the movie seem real as they are all named after the actors that play them, and seem to have very similar personalities too. So basically, I wouldn't reccommend this movie to young people, or to people who need an A-List cast and a $100,000,000 special effects budget to enjoy a movie. But I would recommend it to anyone seeking a harsh, realistic movie, with great performances and a top notch thrill factor.

Final Cut
A great film, if you like a good British comedy this one is for you. Same cast and wit as Love Honour and Obey, a real corker for Ray Winstone fans.

Wickedly funny
I am a fan of operation goodguy's so obviously like this. I don't think I've laughed as much at a film for sometime. The humour is so close to the bone (not to be watched with your mother), but very much like real life. Ray Winstone again manages to scare the life out of you.

I dare you not to laugh