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Undertow

2004 · 1h 44m · R Drama, Thriller
Directed by David Gordon Green

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Overview

The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.

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55%
Tomatometer
Rotten

A deep-fried piece of Southern Gothic that wears its unpleasantness like a merit badge...

Scott Foundas, Variety
Fresh

Green's signature pastoral tangents and codeine pacing don't slow down this tale of two boys fleeing their psychotic uncle so much as inappropriately slacken any of the story's suspenseful aspects.

Ben Walters, Time Out New York
Rotten

Green's characters often find themselves in raw, unprotected moments, but Undertow also can feel a little too mesmerized by its own junkyard visions.

Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh

The film's first half is hypnotically watchable.

Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten

Green is all surface and no depth in his effort to channel the late novelist William Faulkner.

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

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