YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

GouramiWatcher Dawn Cottrell is a pretty, artistic girl who is just trying to fit into high school. Her one problem is that she suffers from a phenomenon known as 'self mutilation' where she injures herself by slashing at her skin to relieve stress. Not only is school difficult for Dawn, but her home life is less to be desired. She has an ignorant mother who poorly understands Dawn and her problem, a father who she can barely identify with and a brother who she does not see eye to eye with. Dawn later seeks help from a psychiatrist who assists to ease her pain.Secret Cutting depicts a topic that is in need of understanding, as self mutilation is often seen as taboo and as attention seeking. The film portrays 'cutters' to be sexually promiscuous, unstable and to live in dysfunctional families.Despite the flawed story line, Sean Young, Kimberlee Peterson and Rhea Pearlman were excellent actors.

kashishrose This movie was very good but when others think you self harm because you want attention that's not true. i used to self harm, i used to cut myself with a razor blade and knives, for over 11 years just recently last year i stopped cutting myself and feel much better about myself. you don't just do it for attention but you feel you have a lot of pain bottled up inside you, well that's how i used to feel, in a lot of ways i can understand Dawn. i still find that i cope with my pain very difficultly especially when i need to take it out some how. but i'm trying, i've been seeing a psychiatrist and it really did,t help i'm not the kind to talk about my problems especially when you just sit there and stare blankly at a strangers face when they ask you so how do you feel and why do you feel you want to hurt yourself, i used to hate it i didn't like talking about my problems i felt my problems are my own and for me to solve.

scelestum This film shows the range of human emotions, the depths of depression the irrational urge to break free of the binds which hold us, and unlikely friendships.A great film, which deals with the issue of cutting in a way which is neither accusatory nor overly sympathetic. I thoroughly enjoyed the film. The acting performances are real, the film shows a depth of reality rarely found nowadays, refreshingly clear, the film transports the viewer to a place of observation where the emotions of the events are transferred.I highly recommend anyone to watch this film, it is also helpful in gaining perspective of your place in the world and your life.

BeckaM well.. now that i've refreshed my memory by reading some comments. i can say some things about this movie. but first.. i'd like to say.. cutting urself isn't really a disease or a syndrome, like some have said. instead i believe it is an addiction and a way of dealing with things. i think some people who have commented on this aren't thinking about how every situation is different. i think this is a typical situation. an unpopular girl is depressed and gets angry and tense and what not and calms herself by cutting herself.. not my situation in the least..i don't remember the acting too well, but probably it wasn't too good.. that is to be expected though i would think.. self-mutilation is not known very well. in fact when i started i did not even know people did that. and there are several ways to mutilate yourself. burning and branding yourself, hitting urself, gauging your ears for the purpose of inflicting pain upon yourself, digging things into your skin, or little things like scratching yourself are other ways to hurt yourself. that is not really shown in this film.on the whole this film is informative, but you really don't know the feeling of it unless you have experienced it. it may be scary to see fake cuts on people, buh seeing your skin open up a cm or more wide.. now thats something to be scared about.. i know that most people don't get why people cut themselves.. they don't understand. in this movie though, at least it gives information, situations, outlooks, behaviors, etc so that people may understand more.. buh really there is so much more to it. more situations.. like death and suicide and the inability to cope with things.. oh well, it was alright i guess. from what i remember..