The Underneath (1995)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.
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(There are echoes, too, of Soderbergh's early effort The Underneath.)
It's too bad Soderbergh is "going out" on a film that's most reminiscent of forgettable early career hiccup "The Underneath."
Out of Sight and Traffic contained a wide variety of film stocks and filters, while The Limey and The Underneath played around with time.
Follow-ups like Schizopolis and The Underneath indicated a disconnection from the mainstream that seemed willful and consummate.
In the wake of sex, lies, and videotape, Soderbergh went through a down period, with films like Kafka, the underrated King of the Hill , and The Underneath .
Out of Sight and Traffic contained a wide variety of film stocks and filters, while The Limey and The Underneath played around with time.
He has as varied and multifaceted a record as any director in the biz--- "sex, lies and videotape," an intimate and fascinating study of deteriorating urban marriages and relationships; a stylish thriller called Kafka; a heart-warming and memorable period piece about a boy surviving the Depression called King of the Hill; a colorful noir called The Underneath And there were others... documentaries, a daring cable TV series, a Spaulding Gray monologue.
Soderbergh is one of the reigning masters of the heist picture: he did the " Ocean's Eleven " remake and its two sequels, plus " Out of Sight " and " The Underneath ."
Out of Sight and Traffic contained a wide variety of film stocks and filters, while The Limey and The Underneath played around with time.
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His rather mainstream King of the Hill (1993) was another critical hit, and his The Underneath (1995) quickly disappeared.
When he made 1994's "The Underneath," an under-seen remake of 1949's "Criss Cross," the fulgent palette and stylistic devices seemed like a break in form.