Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Bobby Coleman, David Denman, Adam Rodriguez
An unwitting murderer and a woman close to his victims struggle to come to terms with where the fates have taken their lives in this independent drama. Ana (Minnie Driver) was a wife and mother caring... read more 
DVD Release Date: February 24, 2009
Stats: 124 reviews
In the present day, Saul(Jeremy Renner) is being prepared to be executed by lethal injection. In the past, he is a petty crook and gambler who works at a storage facility while taking care of his invalid father. He is also badly in need of $2,000. Ana(Minnier Driver), a maid, ... read more
good didn't think i'd like the non-linear flashbacks but I did, it just takes a little more work and I'll admit that I'm a pretty lazy movie watcher, I just like to let it wash over me but the extra work pays off big in this one amazing performances by both driver & renner in thi... read more
Too bad their lives had to meet in the store. I just had a bad feeling with the kid sitting in the car and the little on taking off his red boots. The ending was not a surprise but he should of opened the truck. Hard to forgive but he was as lost as any child from what his father... read more
Stylistically as well as thematically complex.
Take is too enamored of its time-shifting gimmick and cheap suspense to ultimately have much impact. Full Review
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 fi... Full Review
Dramatically, however, Take consistently works, and, with such a story, that's an amazing thing. Full Review
A woefully earnest indie about a crime and its aftermath. Full Review
It's like a full-length public service announcement. Full Review
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. Full Review
Oliver wants to defend restorative justice, but his interest in this form of victim-offender mediation registers only as an afterthought. Full Review
This sullen dramatic thriller is introspective to the point of being navel-gazing. And its up-to-interpretation form of 'conclusion' is fairly pretentious. Full Review
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