The Cut

Orlando Bloom laid it all out there in the ring on this one. This movie takes a bit to get going, but once it does, it's really good! Sean Ellis delivers an excellent commentary on the extremes that pro athletes have to put themselves thru in order to make "the cut." This message would have hit with any sport, but the choice to make it a boxing I feel allowed for a better story arch. Bloom and Turturro delivered awesome performances, but my favorite aspect to this movie was the way that it was shot. The visuals present to the viewer a lot of closeups with blurry backgrounds and POV shots with confusing filters. This allows us as the audience to put ourselves in the main characters shoes. It drives the message home and world a beautifully.