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I think this was supposed to be some sort of Southern Gothic parable. I thought it came off as overly self-serious and pretentious. It's tough to do allegorical storytelling without coming off pretentious. This film couldn't pull it off.

meancreek

9Dec11

Really powerful and heart-warming movie. DGG does fantastic things with the story and the result is a perfectly executed and performed story about tragedy and emotions. Each of the characters are written with great depth, and the ending is a real mover. Stunning film, Jamie Bell is superb.

IndyLIVE

31Mar11

A gorgeous film. As others have pointed out, it has much in common with Night of the Hunter, and has touches of Malick to it, but there is something else to it as well. Something unique. Director David Gordon Green only has a few films to his name but he is proving himself to be a voice that must be heard. This is a film that should be examined more. Nobody seems to have gotten a full grip on his style yet.

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Daniel S.

30Aug10

I thought a lot about Charles Laughton's THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER while seeing UNDERTOW. But the dream-like mode chosen by Charles Laughton is deliberately changed into a realist and naturalist mode by an inspired David Gordon Green. The plot, the places and the rites of passage remain the same, though, in both pictures. If one could prefer the Laughton version on account of its poetic dimension, UNDERTOW is nevertheless a movie I heartily recommend.