The Final Cut (2004)

Set in a world with memory implants, Robin Williams plays a cutter, someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories. His latest assignment is one that puts him in danger.

Director:

Omar Naim

Writer:

Omar Naim

Stars:

Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robin Williams	...	Alan Hakman
Mira Sorvino	...	Delila
Jim Caviezel	...	Fletcher
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Thelma
Stephanie Romanov	...	Jennifer Bannister
Thom Bishops	...	Hasan
Genevieve Buechner	...	Isabel Bannister
Brendan Fletcher	...	Michael
Vincent Gale	...	Simon
Casey Dubois	...	Young Alan - 9
Liam Ranger	...	Young Louis - 9
Joely Collins	...	Legz the Tattoo Artist
Michael St. John Smith	...	Charles Bannister
Chris Britton	...	Jason Monroe
Wanda Cannon	...	Caroline Monroe

Storyline

The story is set in a world where implanted microchips can record all moments of an individual's life. The chips are removed upon death so the images can be edited into something of a highlight reel for loved ones who want to remember the deceased. Caviezel portrays the leader of the organization that opposes this technology's development.

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Plot Keywords:

memory | microchip | implant | rabbit's foot | child abuse | 

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Taglines:

Your life wasn't what you thought it was.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, some violence, sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Filmexport [fr]

Country:

USA Canada Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 November 2004 (Australia)

Also Known As:

La memoria de los muertos

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$135,856 (Brazil) (8 April 2005)

Gross:

$135,856 (Brazil) (8 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Entertainment, Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG, Industry Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Fletcher is threatening Alan, as we cut to a wide shot, his mouth stops moving but the audio continues.

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Quotes

Delila: What is it?
Alan Hakman: Some implants have defect. They can't see the difference between what the eye sees and what the mind sees.
Delila: Everytime I think I've had it with you, you show me something amazing.

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Connections

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002"
(Onscreen as "Violin Partite No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002")
By Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Lucy Van Dael, Violin
Courtesy of Naxos by Arrangement with Source/Q

User Reviews

Loved the film's moral dilemas

I saw "The Final Cut" at the Berlin Film Festival, I was surprisingly absorbed by the questions raised. The plot evoked feelings I felt after reading, George Orwell's, "1984". The questions of privacy and morality.

As a first film, Omar Naim does a credible job at directing Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, and Jim Caviziel. Their preformances matched the morbidity of the world created in the film. Some of Robin's most reserved and pulled back acting, great seeing Caviziel transform from Jesus to a villan. Thom Bishops who I never heard of before was suprisingly impressive as the light point in the film.

To me, this film comes at a time when this subject is pertinent as social commentary on where our society is headed.

There was a couple of plot holes though, and I felt that the romance between Mira Sorvino's character and Robin's could have been more developed.