later place the film 10th on his list of the best films of 2004. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a favorable review, calling it an "art film posing as a backwoods gothic thriller." Eric Harrison of the Houston Chronicle wrote, "From its opening lines and first enigmatic image, everything about Undertow is both dreamlike and real, artfully elusive and matter-of-fact." Movie critic James Berardinelli gave it three out of four stars, giving praise to the performances, and writing, "Those going to Undertow expecting a thriller will find the proceedings slow going. However, those who are seduced by the characters and the setting will find that the 105 minutes pass quickly." The Washington Post's Stephen Hunter thought the film conjured up the 1955 thriller The Night of the Hunter, and wrote, "the movie builds slowly to its grinding climax, and the suspense – the standard by which a thriller must primarily be judged – is first-rate." Awards and nominations References External links Roger Ebert review Washington Post review 2004 films 2000s coming-of-age drama films 2004 psychological thriller films 2004 thriller drama films American coming-of-age drama films American psychological thriller films American thriller drama films Films scored by Philip Glass Films about brothers Films about dysfunctional families Films about farmers Films directed by David Gordon Green Films set on farms Films set in Georgia (U.S. state) Murder in films United Artists films Fratricide in fiction 2004 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films