Sci-fi films that use old-tech as opposed to shiny stainless steel are always visually intriguing. They seek to tell a story without or even in spite of special effects. The guillotines in The Final Cut were essentially editing machines, computers if you will, but they were cumbersome and perhaps even crafted from wood. The lack of reliance on super-tech always seems to imply a future where things did not go as we might imagine them, or maybe not even a future, rather an alternate reality. The Final Cut exists in this realm. Set in a world where humans can implant chips in themselves to record their lives so that when they die, there can be a cinematic chronicle of their best times. As with any subtle sci-fi, an interesting premise. Although Cut stars two Oscar winners, they are unnecessary because this isn’t a complete film. An interesting idea that touches upon some thought-provoking concepts, Cut has no real direction and ends unsatisfyingly. At least Robin Williams restrained himself.

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