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Ming Ding
Young
Big Sister
Wei
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Critic Reviews for Take Out
All Critics (23) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (23)
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November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
[The] endless string of demeaning apartment-doorway interactions with a convincing cross-section of hungry customers is darkly funny, even if it never snowballs into the After Hours-type obstacle course one might hope.
September 19, 2008 | Full Review… -
A remarkable film...Baker and Tsous simple narrative feels like a richly authentic documentary.
July 10, 2008 | Full Review… -
A deeply affecting portrayal of a struggling Chinese emigre in contempo Gotham.
June 24, 2008 -
The movie took a long time to get distribution, but there's no expiration date on filmmaking this strong.
June 6, 2008 | Rating: B+ -
Relying on ambient sound, a handheld camera and lots of close-ups, Take Out is realistically raw and bleak.
June 6, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Take Out
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Aug 28, 2010In "Take Out," Ming Ding(Charles Jang) has been threatened by loan sharks he is in debt to. If he does not pay them $800 by the end of the day, they will double his debt. And they leave him something to remember them by. The first $500 is easy enough and his co-worker Young(Jeng-Hua Yu), who has dreams of bigger things than delivering Chinese food, gives him another $150. He also helps out Ming by giving him his deliveries for the day, and therefore his tips, because he also really does not want to be riding a bicycle in the rain in Manhattan, not exactly a bike friendly place. "Take Out" takes a realistic approach in its depiction of immigrant life in New York City with its digitally shot footage at street level. The immigrants are here trying to make a better life for themselves but also in many cases, like Ming's and Young's, leave family behind. So, in the new country, they have to work together to survive. What separates Ming is that he has borrowed money from loan sharks to pay off his family. That's what gives the movie its driving force but also puts it at odds with its otherwise naturalistic approach.(By comparison, "Clerks" did well by just depicting one ordinary day in the life of a convenience store.) That's not to mention that we do not have any way to measure how well Ming is doing through the day(His previous record is $90.) which leads to a good deal of repetitiveness and a predictable buildup to something I could see happening a mile away.Walter M Super Reviewer
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Jan 23, 2010For a cast of professional & non professional actors, This movie was pretty goodBrody M Super Reviewer
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Dec 16, 2008Stay away from this movie at all costs. There is absolutely no redeeming quality this film possesses. It's repetitive, slow-paced and very dull. What could've been an interesting character study of illegal immigrants and their integration into the American society, instead, turned into a ho-hum attempt at creating a slice-of-life picture that makes you want to slice your wrists instead. "Tedious" would be a step-up for this. "Boring" is more like it.Rico Z Super Reviewer
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