“Outlander” star Caitriona Balfe plays Bloom’s partner and coach.
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Despite a trio of knockout performances,The Cutis a lackluster boxing drama.
He is the devil in a polo shirt, charming and malevolent all at once.
Orlando Bloom in ‘The Cut’.Credit:Courtesy of TIFF
Balfe gives a thankless role her all as the lone woman in this boys' club.
Caitlin has a dark past too, alluding to a struggle with addiction.
But it robs the film of any energy or propulsion beyond a cliched portrait of a man in free-fall.
Orlando Bloom, director Sean Ellis, Caitriona Balfe, and John Turturro at the TIFF premiere of ‘The Cut’.Ryan Emberley/Getty
