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- 2019
- R
- A24
- 1 h 26 m
- 2019
- R
- A24
- 1 h 26 m
Summary Alan, Red, and Smitty spend high summer on the Jersey Shore roving the boardwalk and getting into trouble. But the discovery of good old fashioned treasure sets the friends on an escalating course of suspicion and violence in this atmospheric thriller.
Directed By: Kevin McMullin
Written By: Kevin McMullin
- 2019
- R
- A24
- 1 h 26 m
- 2019
- R
- A24
- 1 h 26 m
Low Tide
64
5.3
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Summary Alan, Red, and Smitty spend high summer on the Jersey Shore roving the boardwalk and getting into trouble. But the discovery of good old fashioned treasure sets the friends on an escalating course of suspicion and violence in this atmospheric thriller.
Directed By: Kevin McMullin
Written By: Kevin McMullin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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62% Positive
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38% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
64
62% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
This is an old-fashioned hybrid of a thriller and a coming-of-age narrative that explodes when a fortune gets dropped into it. Think of it as an adolescent “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” with echoes of '80s adventure classics like "The Goonies" and "Stand by Me."
Low Tide is mostly a genre exercise. But it’s a disciplined, rigorously entertaining one.
Despite the inherent familiarity, the quietly observed Low Tide, graced by a mournful, undulating score by composers Brooke Blair and Will Blair, nevertheless packs a genuine depth.
If Low Tide recedes all too fast, it still leaves behind a clear sense that life doesn’t always happen on schedule, and that the hardest part of growing up is figuring out what to share with people along the way.
McMullin’s feel for the setting greatly enhances the story, as does evocative camerawork from Andrew Ellmaker, making his own impressive feature debut. But McMullin’s inexperience as both a writer and director does sometimes hold him back.
There is insufficient character development and insight, and the film has no ending, so the viewer just hangs in space, asking a million questions for which there are no answers. Low Tide wafts, and so does audience interest.
This tale of a teenage gang of petty criminals whose alliance becomes fractured by a surprisingly big haul doesn't generate any real suspense and lacks the depth of characterization to make up for it.
User Score
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Based on 7 User Ratings
5.3
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71% Mixed
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 User Ratings
5.3
14% Positive
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1 Rating
71% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Negative
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Awards
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
