Blu-ray Review – Prime Cut

1972's "Prime Cut" is an efficient actioner with enough surges in oddity to keep it compelling. The feature is directed by Michael Ritchie and was released mere weeks after his breakthrough work on "The Candidate," displaying the helmer's gift with realism and satire, and his way with armed men and personal vendettas. I'm not convinced that "Prime Cut" is a lost classic, but it does reach a higher consciousness than most bruisers, investing in unsettling behavior to keep its routine plot interesting. It also helps to have leading actors in Lee Marvin and Gene Hackman, who trade death stares and punches as the big city goes up against the heartland in this periodically surprising exercise in distanced exploitation. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com