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Take
Liberation Entertainment
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
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Charles Oliver
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: July 18, 2008
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| RUNNING TIME: |
99 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
75
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Driver and Renner deliver haunting performances in this story of crime and punishment.

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.

38
New York Post
Kyle Smith
A woefully earnest indie about a crime and its aftermath.

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.

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.

20
Village Voice
Ed Gonzalez
Take has the audacity to excuse its bad cinematic habits as figments of both Saul and Ana's imaginations.

10
The New York Times
Nathan Lee
Subjective or not, the movie is a bore and an eyesore.

0
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
A dreadfully misguided movie.


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