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Undertow

2004

David Gordon Green

Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Devon Alan, Dermot Mulroney ...

6.0

423

Thriller. Drama Set in a contemporary South untouched by time, two brothers run away from home to guard a secret following the death of their father and the arrival of their greedy, troubled uncle.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Every detail is founded on fact and accurate observation, but the effect appeals to our instinct for the mythological (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"The more intoxicated it becomes with rural desolation and fecundity, the more deeply in touch it puts you with its characters' souls."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Jamie Bell does a decent job, and shows every sign of maturing into a male lead. But this is a misstep for Green (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"This small film's accomplishments are many, but not the least is its ability to take a human story and frame it as a parable, without losing a bit of credibility"	POS
United States	Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle	"'Undertow' is long on atmosphere and short on action – an imbalance that worked fine in his character dramas, but is less successful as the foundation for a quasi-thriller (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Jesse Hassenger AV Club	"It’s one of Green’s best films (...) 'Undertow' plays like a fairy tale with dirt under its fingernails."	POS

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