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Liberation Entertainment

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Critic Score
Metascore: 22 Metascore out of 100
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4.0 out of 10
based on 8 reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for some violent and disturbing content

Starring Minnie Driver, and Jeremy Renner

Take occurs over two days - one day in the present and one day in the past. Ana drives through the desert to witness the execution of Saul, the stranger who destroyed her life so many years ago. Saul waits out the final hours of his life. Both are caught in the memory of the day when their lives crossed paths and changed forever. Years earlier, Saul is out of a job, out of money, and out of time to pay his debts. Ana, with her young son, tries to work out her uncertain future. It only takes a moment for their lives to collide and become permanently intertwined. (Liberation Entertainment)


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Charles Oliver  
DIRECTED BY: Charles Oliver  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: July 18, 2008 
RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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75
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Driver and Renner deliver haunting performances in this story of crime and punishment.
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50
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Well, you can't fault the actors. That must mean it's the fault of the writer and director. Take is a monotonous slog through dirgeland, telling a story that seems strung out beyond all reason, with flashbacks upon flashbacks delaying interminably the underwhelming climax.
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38
New York Post Kyle Smith
A woefully earnest indie about a crime and its aftermath.
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30
Los Angeles Times Robert Abele
In the end, Take is too enamored of its time-shifting gimmick and cheap suspense to ultimately have much impact.
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20
New York Daily News Joe Neumaier
Another preachy, overacted message film that owes its out-of-time structure to "21 Grams" and "Babel," except writer-director Charles Oliver uses the idea of restorative justice.
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20
Village Voice Ed Gonzalez
Take has the audacity to excuse its bad cinematic habits as figments of both Saul and Ana's imaginations.
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10
The New York Times Nathan Lee
Subjective or not, the movie is a bore and an eyesore.
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0
Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
A dreadfully misguided movie.
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