The Cutter (film)

The Cutter
Official DVD cover
Directed byBill Tannen
Written byBruce Haskett
Produced by
  • Danny Lerner
  • Pinchas Perry
  • Les Weldon
Starring
CinematographyPeter Moss
Edited byJason A. Payne
Music byElia Cmiral
Production
companies
Modern Digital
North by Northwest Entertainment
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment
Release dates
  • November 23, 2005 (2005-11-23) (Romania)[citation needed]
  • March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Cutter is a 2005 American direct-to-video action film directed by Bill Tannen,[1] and starring Chuck Norris, Joanna Pacuła, Daniel Bernhardt, Bernie Kopell and Marshall R. Teague. After a deadly kidnapping rescue gone wrong, a guilt ridden detective recruits his specialized SWAT team to successfully rescue an aged diamond cutter from the hands of a murderous thief.

Plot

A former Spokane, Washington cop turned private investigator takes on a case of a missing diamond cutter that leads him on an adventure of love and villainy spanning from the Nazis to the present day Mob.

Cast

Production

Filming

Shooting took place in Spokane, Washington.[2]

Release

Home media

Sony released it to DVD in the US on March 14, 2006.[3]

Reception

Critical response

Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it "the epitome of all things cinematically generic".[3] David Johnson of DVD Talk wrote, "The Cutter is a mediocre film overall, and, specifically, a tame and lame action flick."[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Cutter". BBFC.
  2. ^ Kershner, Jim (2004-12-11). "Chuck Norris, Spokane Ranger". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  3. ^ a b Weinberg, Scott (2006-03-27). "The Cutter". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  4. ^ Johnson, David (2006-03-31). "The Cutter". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-04-26.


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