Check out the reviews below...It's won quite a few awards and received some great reviews. The film is titled TAKE and stars Minnie Driver and Jeremy Renner.
Click here to see when and where it's playing. (Tonight at Jordan Commons at the 7:00 and 9:00 showings you can meet the filmmakers.)
Click here to see when and where it's playing. (Tonight at Jordan Commons at the 7:00 and 9:00 showings you can meet the filmmakers.)
A few reasons you don't want to miss it:
It has won 9 awards at film festivals across the country and overseas, including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Actress, and Best Actor. Check out the trailer and judge for yourself:
You like films with a strong message, but don't want to be hit over the head. TAKE is a modern telling of Saul on the road to Damascus, but told in a subtle yet compelling way. It is not your typical LDS-made film because it explores strong universal and moral themes meant to reach a wider audience and appeal to more thoughtful movie-goers. There's a strong message about the eroding effects of resentment and revenge and the liberating effects of forgiveness. The director puts it best in this video:
You support positive media. The film is rated PG in Canada and rated for ages 12 and above in the UK. However, against the will and intentions of the filmmakers, in the US, the MPAA has given it an R rating for "some violence with intense emotional impact." Because the filmmakers feel strongly that the message of the film should be available to younger audiences, they have made a special edit for theaters in Utah.
You want a free movie ticket for life. One of the producers of the film owns Festival Cinemas at the University Mall in Provo. So, if you buy a ticket to TAKE, see the film, and keep the ticket stub, you can take it to Festival Cinemas and see as many films as often as you like for FREE. Just show them the ticket stub and stick it back in your wallet until next time...repeat as often as you like.
Here are a few local and national critics' opinions:
LOCAL QUOTES....
Finally, Utah filmmakers make a grown-up, world-class movie. TAKE separates itself from the bland films we've seen from Utah filmmakers and is truly a breath of fresh air. It is a stylish, well acted and engaging film."
-Tony Toscano, TALKING PICTURES, KUCW TV
Writer/director Charles Oliver has captured the essence of how forgiveness frees the soul. If you have the chance to see TAKE do it. Make sure that you go with a friend or companion — you will need to talk about it after you see it. It's that good and that memorable.
- Genelle Pugmire, DESERET NEWS
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