TV Guide: Undertow

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AOL Moviefone — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:13:03 +0000

Acclaimed young filmmaker David Gordon Green ('George Washington') offers a modern-day Grimm's fairy tale set in rural Georgia about two backwoods brothers who run away from home after their long-lost uncle (Josh Lucas) -- fresh out of jail -- turns up looking for his share of the family inheritance, a collection of rare Spanish coins their grandfather claimed to have stolen from a museum. Hardly recognizable behind his mud-spattered secondhand clothes, 'Billy Elliot' star Jamie Bell plays the scrappy young hero, who must trade on his wits to guide his sickly young brother to safety. -

Video: Undertow

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:29:51 +0000

Chris (Jamie Bell of Billy Elliot) is a volatile teen who lives with his father, John (Dermot Mulroney), and his little brother, Tim (Devon Alan). After the death of Chris' mother, his reclusive father moved the family to a shack in backwoods Georgia, where they raise hogs. Tim has an unusual eating disorder. He is constantly making himself sick by eating things like dirt and paint. One day, John's estranged brother, Deel (Josh Lucas), gets out of prison and shows up on the farm. John is less than thrilled to see him, but agrees to let him stay with the family as long as Deel helps him look after his boys. Chris is drawn to his wild-man uncle, but it soon becomes clear that Deel has more on his mind than a family reunion. Greed and years of resentment lead to violence, and Chris finds himself on the run, towing his sickly brother along, with Deel in pursuit. Undertow is writer/director David Gordon Green's third feature film, and features many of the same crew as his previous films, George Washington and All

Video: Undertow

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:22:35 +0000

Lost in a storm, transient Jack (Lou Diamond Phillips) seeks shelter in a remote woodland cabin and suddenly finds himself held at gunpoint by a deranged mountain man who lives there with his child bride. The storm is but the harbinger of a hurricane and though the reclusive Lyle Yates (Charles Dance) knows it, he is too paranoid to leave and so forces his wife Willie (Mia Sara) and Jack to flee. It's a small cabin and as the storm rages on, tensions mount. Matters reach one of several climaxes when Jack tries to persuade Willie to escape with him. Eventually the situation escalates into deadly violence, meaning that only two will walk away from their lonely shelter. Originally aired on cable, Undertow is set in the U.S. but was filmed entirely in Eastern Europe. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide.

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