''Take'' is a 2007 American crime thriller directed and written by Charles Oliver and starring

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and

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. The film premiered at

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on April 27, 2007.

Premise

Ana Nichols attends the execution of a criminal, Saul Gregor, whose actions led to tragedy. Interspersed with the present day scenes, flashbacks tell the stories of Ana and Saul.

Cast

as Ana Nichols *

as Saul Gregor *

as Jesse Nichols *

as Steven *

as Marty Nichols *

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as Wendy *

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as Benjamin Gregor * Francesca P. Roberts as Principal * Jessica Stier as Mrs. Bachanas * Rocky Marquette as Mark * Paul Schackman as Sam

Reception

, the film holds a 43% approval rating on

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, a

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, based on 28 reviews with an average rating 5.1 out of 10. The site's consensus reads: "A story of redemption held together with flashbacks, ''Take'' has moments of emotional intensity, but is ultimately undone by preachiness."

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rated it 22/100. Ronnie Scheib of ''

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'' wrote, " e fragmented past is far more dramatic and suspenseful than the present-day story of retribution, which creates a sense of imbalance and spiritual anticlimax." Frank Scheck of ''

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'' called it a "grueling, hard-to-take drama that is well worth the viewer's effort".

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of the ''

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'' rated it 2/4 stars and called it "a monotonous slog through dirgeland". Robert Abele of the ''

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'' wrote, "''Take'' is called a thriller in its press notes, but it's really one of those tragedy-under-a-microscope slogs that assumes a surfeit of storytelling angles makes a harrowing incident automatically more interesting." Nathan Lee of ''

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'' wrote, "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 suggesting a world drained of emotions and filmmakers parched of imagination."

References

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