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The Final Cut Movie Review

Starring: Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel
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The Final Cut stars Robin Williams as Alan W. Hakman in a not too distant future where memories can be recorded via the Zoe implant. "Cutters" are people who can splice together a lifetime of memories into a movie length "rememory" for the family members of the deceased. Hakman is the most talented of these cutters and is highly regarded amongst those in his field. By the request of his widow, Hakman receives the account of Charles Bannister, a lawyer employed by the implant company, Eye Tech. While at another person's rememberance, Hakman is approached by former cutter Fletcher (Jim Caviezel) who offers him $500,000 to hand over Bannister's Zoe implant. Fletcher, and other implant opponents are convinced that there are secrets within the implant that can destroy Eye Tech. Hakman rebuffs Fletcher's offer but later on that day while going through Bannister's implant he sees a man at a dinner party that he thinks might be someone from his past that could potentially ruin his own life. What ensues is a cat and mouse game between Hakman and Fletcher; Hakman struggling with the discovery of this man and cutting Bannister's sinister memories while Fletcher tries at all costs to reveal Bannister's true identity. Even with a useless love angle between Hakman and Delila (Mira Sorvino), this is still a pretty good movie.
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Character operated on/altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - given another personality/identity

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (woman) long straight
Body type - average (female)
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity - White
Intelligence - Average Intelligence
Physical condition - very athletic
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Misc settings - mansion - lab
Kind of city - Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie - depressed/sad
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
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