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Take (2008)

July. 25,2008
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The lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - meet in tragedy. Years pass, and they must come to terms with themselves, and one another.

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Rpgcatech
2008/07/25

Disapointment

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Livestonth
2008/07/26

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

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SanEat
2008/07/27

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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Jenna Walter
2008/07/28

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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sophia7
2008/07/29

I watched this film because of Jeremy Renner, but it was good all around. Very puzzling plot at first, but then you realize that it is unconventional and let yourself be surprised by the turn of events. Very gritty visuals and iconic landscapes of the west with Nevada-style diners in the middle of nowhere. This could be a cult film. If you see this on DVD you may have to squint to see the fine print and realize that this really is a film with a message--see Restorative Justice websites--a community approach to healing criminal injustice. Something new to me, but maybe worth looking into if you know any crime victims--or, I suppose, criminals. I agree, what is in Ana's trailer, and what happened to her husband, and why the title?

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M W
2008/07/30

A mother struggling to raise a child with learning disabilities is forced to overcome her grief to understand a man who has committed a horrible crime. Synchronicity is a common theme today in movies strangers crashing into one another their lives inextricably connected to the bitter end. I've grown weary of this concept post Magnolia & sick of it entirely 10 minutes into Crash. Take is in the same vein however is refreshingly different for two very subtle differences. The first is perspective pay attention toward the end of this film & you will see what I mean. The second is that Take manages to somehow have a death penalty message embedded in it without beating you over the head with the film makers own moralistic view right or left. This is a quiet movie with moving performances. Minnie Driver & Jeremy Renner embody their roles nicely. Both of these actors typically play second to someone bigger. Here they are given the spotlight & I think Take albeit a small film will do big things for both of their careers. Writer,Director Charles Oliver is fantastic & im curious to see what he will do next. Take is a very solid film & well worth your time check it out give it a chance.

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mariannehettinger
2008/07/31

As I was watching 'Take' I kept asking myself why this movie had been made. Very early on we know that a man is going to be executed and a child will be killed. I kept waiting for the child to already be dead to get it over with. Why show the abduction in such graphic detail? Why show the mother repeatedly wailing? We all know that having your child murdered is maybe the most horrible thing that can happen. The film was NOT made to advocate the meeting of victims/ perpetrators like it says at the very end. The set up for that is nonexistent. The director/ writer tries to be artsy with all the confusing flashbacks and set ups that don't lead anywhere (you see the mother waiting for her boy to come out of the rest room at a rest stop and he never does. It's totally unclear that he's a ghost at this point. The woman's husband whom she has a good relationship with just disappears. To me it was a film made for effect and gratuitous in terms of subject and violence. The actors were very good. I always enjoy Minnie Driver's work.

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eldert22
2008/08/01

I thought this movie was well worth the time to watch. I flew to Tribeca just to watch this movie. It was the best movie of the Tribeca Film Festival. I enjoyed how the story-lines crossed. The writing in the film was absolutely amazing. It truly is a great movie and I thought it was worth my time to watch. The actors seemed to really click and I thought the little boy was great. I would tell everyone to go see this movie when it releases. Jeremy Renner was great to watch in this role as a man struggling with his inner person. I felt as I watched this movie that this is going to be nominated for an Oscar. Great movie everyone.

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