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Take (2008)

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Reviews Counted:9

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Rotten:7

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: A story of redemption held together with flashbacks, Take has moments of emotional intensity, but is ultimately undone by preachiness.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some violent and disturbing content.

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jul 18, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Take occurs over two days – one day in the present and one day in the past. In the present, Ana drives through the desert to witness the execution of the man who has dominated her life for the... Take occurs over two days – one day in the present and one day in the past.

In the present, Ana drives through the desert to witness the execution of the man who has dominated her life for the past seven years, the man she has never spoken to. Saul, with his priest, waits out the final hours of his life. Each must grapple with what their lives have become since the day their paths crossed so many years ago.

In the past, Ana discovers that her seven-year old son, Jesse, has been kicked out of school. Unless she can find a night shift and home-school him, she will be forced to put Jesse in special-ed. Determined to save him from being lost in a world where he doesn't belong, Ana attempts to restore order to their lives.

On that same day, Saul is in a desperate fight against time to pay off his gambling debt and care for his ailing father. Forced to take on a precarious assignment for quick cash, he is faced with one struggle after another until he finds himself staring down a fateful moment of decision.

When Ana and Saul cross paths, it only takes an instant for their lives to be tragically connected. It is not until the present day, when Ana arrives at the prison to face the man who destroyed her life, that both Ana and Saul discover who they are and how far the soul will go to survive. --© Official Site
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Starring: Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Bobby Coleman, David Denman

Starring: Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Bobby Coleman, David Denman, Adam Rodriguez, Bill McKinney, Emily Harrison

Director: Charles Oliver

Director: Charles Oliver
Screenwriter: Charles Oliver
Studio: Liberation Entertainment

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The talky redemption element, however, ultimately feels artificially tacked on.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/13/08
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Stylistically as well as thematically complex.

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08/13/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Take is too enamored of its time-shifting gimmick and cheap suspense to ultimately have much impact.

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07/25/08
Robert Abele
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
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Obscured by ugly, dark photography, a jumbled script, mumbled performances, and clueless direction that make it impossible to see or hear a lot of what’s going on even if you cared, the result is a film of monumental incompetence.

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07/23/08
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Dramatically, however, Take consistently works, and, with such a story, that's an amazing thing.

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07/18/08
John Anderson
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Newsday
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A woefully earnest indie about a crime and its aftermath.

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07/18/08
Kyle Smith
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New York Post
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It's like a full-length public service announcement.

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07/18/08
Joe Neumaier
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
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If there is anything the cinema needed less than another angst-ridden, cross-cutting tragedy about crime, fate, memory and redemption, it�s the kind shot in an ugly monochromatic palette like Take.

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07/18/08
Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee
New York Times
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Oliver wants to defend restorative justice, but his interest in this form of victim-offender mediation registers only as an afterthought.

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07/16/08
Ed Gonzalez
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