Under The Sun is a decent, polished and rather coy romantic indulgence, just the kind of thing for people who like the idea of the farm but can't abide the dirt.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 26, 2002

What's most surprising -- and enjoyable -- is Under the Sun's earnestness and simplicity.

Full Review | Nov 8, 2001

Not much happens in Under the Sun, nor does it need to.

Full Review | Oct 28, 2001

A charming, finely nuanced romance.

Full Review | Oct 19, 2001

Try to block out the heavy-handed symbolism and predictable plot, and concentrate on the wonderful Lassgrd.

Full Review | Oct 18, 2001

This movie is stately, beautiful, straightforward and ultimately heartwarming.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 12, 2001

Makes a virtue of its own simplicity.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 11, 2001

This modest drama is the art-house equivalent of comfort food: satisfying in its familiarity.

Full Review | Oct 4, 2001

I was surprised how involving this little story became.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 31, 2001

Mostly, Under the Sun keeps sex under wraps -- and there's a lesson in that.

Full Review | Aug 30, 2001

Cinematographer Jens Fischer and composer Paddy Maloney help Nutley immeasurably in creating a warm and inviting world, and in telling a story with so much good humor and honest emotion.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2001

Under the Sun doesn't strain for laughs or even chuckles, but tells its story of sexual awakening in midlife with a lyrical feeling for nature and all its sensuous metaphors for human desire.

Full Review | Aug 9, 2001

A touching, beautifully acted drama that well deserves greater exposure.

Full Review | Aug 8, 2001

A runny melodrama.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 3, 2001

Full of predictable plot machinations.

Full Review | Aug 3, 2001

Not only does the movie decline to submerge itself in the rampant Hitchcock undercurrents, it seems altogether unaware of them.

Full Review | Aug 1, 2001