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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasNaim directs The Final Cut as if it were the pilot to a TV series: He teases the audience with all sorts of story threads, focuses on a minor self-contained mystery, and leaves the rest for future episodes that will never come.
- 60Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufA satisfyingly eerie thriller.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyQuiet and sleepy.
- 40L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe movie becomes so cluttered with concept and design, it fails to get even a toehold on the humanistic subtext it's clearly reaching for. A pallid performance by Mira Sorvino, as Williams' girlfriend and advocate for the fully lived and recorded life, doesn't help.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe core of the movie is a satirical political thriller that juxtaposes dual points of view that could be described in cinematic terms as "It's a Wonderful Life" versus "Chinatown." The digressions should have been pared away.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonFairly well done but deadly dull futuristic thriller.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttMuddled and uninteresting.
- 30Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimPressing on in grimly introverted "One Hour Photo" mode, Williams only stirs nostalgia for his slapstick days (ghastly '90s roles notwithstanding)--he's such a natural-born ham he manages to overdo understatement.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonCut-and-dried sci-fi thriller.