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Movie Info

An ex-convict's (Alex Russell) past comes back to haunt him when his former cellmate (Sullivan Stapleton) tracks him down and jeopardizes his relationship with his young fiancee (Jessica De Gouw).

Rating:

R (Language|Violence|Sexuality)
Genre:

drama, crime, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English (Australia)
Director:

Tony Ayres
Producer:

Trevor Blainey, Michael McMahon
Writer:

Blake Ayshford
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 16, 2015 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 24, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA):

$1.6K
Runtime:

1h 34m

Cast & Crew

Sullivan Stapleton
Pommie

Alex Russell
Sparra Farrell

Jessica De Gouw
Paula

Kerry Walker
Mrs. Farrell

Megan Holloway
Yvonne

Robert Morgan
Duck

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Critic Reviews for Cut Snake

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (5)

Cut Snake is an unexpected and invigorating piece of work, blessed with a simply brilliant central performance.

March 1, 2019 | Full Review…

Karl Quinn
The Age (Australia)
In terms of plot and motivation ... an illogical mess that no amount of carefully moody cinematography can save.

November 12, 2015 | Full Review…

Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
Performances keep the tension building toward an incendiary climax.

October 29, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Kerry Lengel
Arizona Republic
It's a big movie, despite its small circle of characters, and rewarding for adventurous viewers.

September 23, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
Performances are uniformly impressive, with Stapleton guaranteed a place in the pantheon of creepily charismatic Australian screen criminals.

September 23, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Luke Buckmaster
Guardian
Ayres and screenwriter Blake Ayshford take a familiar premise down a surprisingly knotty path that makes for an intriguing and apprehensively sweaty yarn.

September 5, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
Nevertheless, lumpy, repetitive plotting keeps matters at a low simmer.

January 30, 2018 | Full Review…

Jason Anderson
Cinema Scope
Its title suggests a hint of madness: instead, it's utterly conventional and lacking in fangs.

September 27, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Nick Dent
Time Out Sydney
It's a minor story with minor ambitions, yet it manages to deliver a fully satisfying and moving experience.

March 12, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Brian Roan
The Film Stage
In Tony Ayres' Cut Snake, the true blue Aussie crime flick gets a queer coat of paint. It masks itself as a standard crime flick, but subverts what we have come to expect from these films...

September 29, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Glenn Dunks
Glenn Dunks
A tough little crime drama full of muted anger, growled dialogue and whispered threats...Much as we applaud the achievements of filmmakers working on small budgets, you can't hand out free passes when those limitations hobble the flow and feel of a film.

September 25, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Jim Schembri
3AW
An inconsistent film covering too much familiar ground, Cut Snake often gets distracted by the need to service an admittedly striking (though largely pointless) 1970s production design.

September 24, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)