A Thousand Little Cuts

7.6 stars.

I thought based on multiple low reviews this would be a dud, however it's not. This is an acquired taste, and I am part of the demographic that enjoys this particular flavor. I am interested in psychotherapy and any movie that presents a trauma and the mystery of how it happened, solved through the process of therapy, explored through the lens of a traumatized woman, a police officer and a psychologist; so I'm all in!

The reason why I found this story to be entertaining is because it was presented effectively, and the actors are excellent. It's not boring, not low quality, it's a regular movie in the genre of mental health and abuse. It's told in a somewhat captivating manner and it works for me. I recommend you give it a chance. If you still enjoy it at 20 minutes, you might enjoy the whole film.

This could have been a gripping thriller along the lines of A Perfect Murder, keeping the audience guessing until the flip at the end.

Instead, we get drawn-out scenes showing the protagonist Anne being belittled by a misogynistic boss, frustrated by a lazy co-worker who is valued more than she is, mistreated by a guy she hooks up with via a dating app, and intimidated by an aggressive neighborhood jogger. All these scenes with two-dimensional male stereotypes are interspersed with scenes featuring a psychologist who tries to get her to dig deeper into herself to discover the truth of why she's in the hospital, and scenes of her best girlfriend expounding on how she keeps her married sex life spicy.

The idea is good, and the themes of the still-existing glass ceiling and the subjugation of women are relevant. But I can't help but feel they could have been written with more depth and more connection to the actual crime that isn't revealed until the very end. Had we known more about what had happened, the other issues would have been more compelling, and perhaps the male characters wouldn't have been such shallow, cookie-cutter stereotypes.

I applaud the attempt to address the very real issue of partner abuse as it affects women in our society. I only wish it wasn't so shallow and ham-handed.

This movie was very much Not Good. The writing was awful, the acting was not good, and the "twist" (if you can call it that) was not worth the payoff. It felt much longer than its 90 minute runtime.

Several scenes were superfluous (we didn't need to see ANY of the scenes with the psychiatrist and her husband), the scenes with the psychiatrist and the detective were redundant (three separate scenes to illustrate the same point), and the weird coaxing out the story from Anne wasn't convincing at all. Don't even get me started on the various scenes of her at work - which also added nothing to the overall plot. Genuinely confused at this 4+/5 rating.

I would not categorize this as a suspense film. I would classify it as more of a drama. I believe it was well acted, but it was a little slow, yet enough to keep my attention. I recognized the lead actress from a Lifetime movie. I did not see that twist at the very end of the movie coming. I don't think it was warranted, considering the trauma that was revealed in the movie. If you watch it, you can decide for yourself and you'll understand what I'm referring to. I gave it a thumbs up. That's really all I have to say, but I need to meet the minimum amount of characters, which is very annoying!

Could be a good movie if there was enough and appropriate reason for the gun presence.

Why someone can be so mad at someone that he was not much interacted with, and then brought a gun.