The Cutter is a 2005 American direct-to-video action film directed by Bill Tannen, 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.
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Plot
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.
Production
Filming
Shooting took place in Spokane, Washington.
Release
Home media
Sony released it to DVD in the US on March 14, 2006.
Reception
Critical response
Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it "the epitome of all things cinematically generic". David Johnson of DVD Talk wrote, "The Cutter is a mediocre film overall, and, specifically, a tame and lame action flick."