# Cutter's Way film

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [November 7, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutters-way-film/953927 "2021-11-07T06:26:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutters-way-film/953927/1 "2021-11-07T06:26:57Z")

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Just watched again for at least the 10th time. What is it about this that resonates with me so?

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutters-way-film/953927/2 "2021-11-07T07:14:08Z")

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It was called _Cutter and Bone_ when I saw it. I liked it far more than most people did but not as much as the Guardian critic John Patterson:

> Cutter’s Way is a movie that starts yielding up its real treasures around the third viewing, so stick with it (you’ll hate the ending first time out). I’ve seen it perhaps 30 times – it may be my favourite American movie – and, unlike its three broken leads, I have still yet to hit bottom. For once, the word is appropriate: masterpiece.

[[Cutter's Way is a cinematic masterpiece | Movies | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jun/04/cutters-way-is-a-cinematic-masterpiece)]

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**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutters-way-film/953927/3 "2021-11-09T15:21:38Z")

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Yeah, I don’t get that movie. I think you can learn to appreciate almost anything with multiple viewings, for a while.

Could you provide some insights into why you think it might resonate with you?