Low Tide

"Despite some decent performances by the younger cast members (Martell is particularly good as the straight-arrow Peter, who displays surprising grit), they all register as little more than archetypes."

"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."

"Still, in addition to establishing a tangible sense of place, McMullin impresses by putting together such a strong ensemble (including comic relief Daniel Zolghadri) and eliciting from them the performances he does."

"Low Tide doesn’t express much sentimentality for its Jersey Shore setting, yet it’s still a pleasure to spend some time in it. Part of the film’s spell is how it never specifies an exact year."

"McMullins has a flair for both sentimentalizing and de-sentimentalizing a setting, illustrating the comfort his characters take in the boardwalk and the nearby fishing piers as well as the torment of tourist sports cars that suggest unattainable status."

"There are some minor pacing issues that hold back “Low Tide”... but this is a confident debut that seems like a film we’ll be looking back at it in just a few years as an early work of at least one major acting talent."