Preview: Undertow (2010)

Synopsis:

A married fisherman must reconcile his intense emotions towards his gay lover in a small Peruvian fishing community where such things are not looked highly upon.

• Poster: C-

Review:

A great trailer comes with a pathetic poster. a beach couch makes little to no sense and the hand holding is the opposite of the subtly evoked in the trailer.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

The trailer does a great job not over-doing the gay romance aspect of the film, preferring to present things subtly. The trailer is well constructed, which should draw a number of positive responses.

Oscar Prospects:

Peru has submitted this film as its Foreign Language Film contender, which means it's in the race, but so are 65 other films. And, of course, this one hasn't gotten the best of reviews, so it may not fare well at the Oscars.

Release Date:

• November 26, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (October 15, 2010) Original