The Cutter | |
Director: | Bill Tannen |
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Music: | Elia Cmiral |
Cinematography: | Peter Moss |
Editing: | Jason A. Payne |
Studio: | Modern Digital North by Northwest Entertainment |
Distributor: | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Runtime: | 92 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
The Cutter is a 2005 American direct-to-video action film directed by Bill Tannen,[1] and starring Chuck Norris, Joanna Pacuła, Daniel Bernhardt, Bernie Kopell and Marshall R. Teague. After a deadly kidnapping rescue gone wrong, a guilt ridden detective recruits his specialized SWAT team to successfully rescue an aged diamond cutter from the hands of a murderous thief.
A former Spokane, Washington cop turned private investigator takes on a case of a missing diamond cutter that leads him on an adventure of love and villainy spanning from the Nazis to the present day Mob.
Shooting took place in Spokane, Washington.[2]
Sony released it to DVD in the US on March 14, 2006.[3]
Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it "the epitome of all things cinematically generic".[3] David Johnson of DVD Talk wrote, "The Cutter is a mediocre film overall, and, specifically, a tame and lame action flick."[4]