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  • 2008
  • R
  • Liberation Entertainment
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Liberation Entertainment
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary 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 e...

Directed By: Charles Oliver

Written By: Charles Oliver

  • 2008
  • R
  • Liberation Entertainment
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Liberation Entertainment
  • 1 h 38 m

Take

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
22
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary 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 e...

Directed By: Charles Oliver

Written By: Charles Oliver

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
22
13% Positive
1 Review
13% Mixed
1 Review
75% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
22
13% Positive
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13% Mixed
1 Review
75% Negative
6 Reviews

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75
Driver and Renner deliver haunting performances in this story of crime and punishment.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
50
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.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
38
A woefully earnest indie about a crime and its aftermath.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
20
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.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
20
Take has the audacity to excuse its bad cinematic habits as figments of both Saul and Ana's imaginations.
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10
Subjective or not, the movie is a bore and an eyesore.
By Nathan Lee FULL REVIEW
0
A dreadfully misguided movie.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
7.3
78% Positive
7 Ratings
0% Mixed
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22% Negative
2 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
7.3
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0% Mixed
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22% Negative
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Production Company Crossing Paths, Telos Films
Release Date Jul 18, 2008
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
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Tagline What Would You Do?
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Awards

California Independent Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Phoenix Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Tiburon International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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