ABC Film Challenge – Thriller – U – Undertow (2018) Movie Review
Director: Miranda Nation
Writer: Miranda Nation (Screenplay)
Starring: Olivia DeJonge, Josh Helman, Laura Gordon, Rob Collins, Darci McDonald
Plot: Struggling to accept the loss of her baby, Claire becomes suspicious of her husband’s relationship with a feisty young woman, Angie.
Runtime: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Undertow starts when Claire (Gordon) loses her baby. Without her husband Dan (Collins) by her side, struggling to deal with the events. She tries to carry on with her life, only to get suspicious of her husband after seeing him at a motel with Angie (DeJonge).
As Claire starts to question what happens. Dan reveals it is his friend Brett (Helman) that has been seeing Angie and Dan is trying to cover it up after she becomes pregnant. Which will see Claire try to help the young woman deal with the situation in a way to cover up for her own loss.
Thoughts on Undertow
Undertow is a thriller that shows one woman’s life turned upside down by a tragedy. That will see her starting to question everything that is going on with her husband with a mysterious young woman. This is a thriller that does show the trauma a woman would go through after losing a child, something that would see her bend her own reality to be filled with fear and hope.
The potential affair side of things does seem to drag a lot of the film down. Where it will leave us in a position of not believing much the husband says no matter which side of the truth he is on. When it comes to the performances the four leads are strong through the film. Showing their own struggles in the aftermath of what happened.
Final Thoughts – Undertow is a thriller that has plenty of questions, but doesn’t seem to add up to the truth.
