Undertow Movie Review 2004

Over-heated southern gothic. Rebellious teen Chris (Bell) lives on a hardscrabble hog farm with widowed dad John (Mulroney) and sickly 10-year-old bro Tim (Alan). Then wicked Uncle Deel (Lucas) shows up, fresh outta prison and with a lot of pent-up resentment and anger toward John (seems John's late wife was Deel's gal first). He demands his share of some rare gold coins bequeathed to him and John, which John believes are cursed. Deel goes all Cain and Abel, which forces the younger duo to grab the gold and take off running. Brit boy Bell manages his Southern twang with aplomb. Filmed on location around Savannah, Georgia.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 107 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Drama, Coming of Age, Treasure Hunt, American South, Single Parents, Widows & Widowers, Brothers & Sisters

Screenplay

David Gordon Green

Cast

Jamie Bell, Josh(ua) Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Shiri Appleby, Patricia Healy, Bill McKinney, Alan Devon

Cinematography

Tim Orr

Director

David Gordon Green

Music

Philip Glass

Other

Christof Gebert, Mark Wike, Steven Gonzales, Zene Baker, Jill Newell, Richard Wright

Producer

Lisa Muskat, Edward R. Pressman, Terrence Malick, Sunflower, MGM