15, 2004. It grossed $548,039 domestically and $3,070,786 internationally. Lionsgate Home Entertainment released it on DVD on March 22, 2005. Reception The Final Cut received mixed to poor reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 37% of 81 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 5.27/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Final Cut fails to make compelling use of its intriguing premise and talented cast, settling for a middling sci-fi drama that never justifies its pretensions." On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 43 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Roger Ebert rated it 3/4 stars and wrote that "the movie never really finds its way out of the dilemmas it has created", but Williams' acting saves it from these issues. Leslie Felperin of Variety wrote that it has "strong visuals" but called it clichéd and poorly acted. Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that it was poorly edited and features an emotionless performance from Williams. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote the film fails to deliver on its promising premise. Daniel W. Kelly of DVD Talk rated it 4.5/5 stars and called it "an intriguing, unassuming drama with sci-fi elements that doesn't get bogged down in sci-fi overkill". See also List of films featuring surveillance Sousveillance "The Entire History of You" References External links 2004 films 2004 science fiction films American science fiction thriller films Canadian science fiction thriller films English-language Canadian films Fiction with unreliable narrators Films scored by Brian Tyler Films about altered memories Films about security and surveillance Films shot from the first-person perspective Lionsgate films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films