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- Take Shelter received critical acclaim. It has a rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 168 reviews, with an average score of 8/10. The consensus states "Michael Shannon gives a powerhouse performance and the purposefully subtle filmmaking creates a perfect blend of drama, terror, and dread."
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Take Shelter was my favorite film of last year. I love the parallels between his (Curtis) struggles with giving into his mental condition to save his familiy, his wife's (Samantha) struggles of giving up family stability in an attempt to save him , and I think the director wants us to compare this with America's numerous "apocalyptic" scenarios ...
Rather than confiding in Samantha, he begins building a storm shelter in the backyard, and his strange behavior causes tension in their marriage and the surrounding community. Director Jeff...
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The rest of the movie is a slow-burning psychological thriller that absolutely builds suspense throughout the whole movie. Also, the movie definitely made me a little emotional as someone who has family that struggles with mental illness.
“Take Shelter” paints an intriguing picture of an embattled man losing a war within himself. Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 25, 2022
Oct 5, 2011 · Here is a frightening thriller based not on special effects gimmicks but on a dread that seems quietly spreading in the land: that the good days are ending, and climate changes or other sinister forces will sweep away our safety.
Take Shelter is an intelligent, thought provoking, nicely shot film featuring an excellent performance by Michael Shannon (an Oscar nomination, surely?), who was also great in director Nichols' previous/first film, Shotgun Stories.
Sep 29, 2011 · “Take Shelter” is a quiet, relentless exploration of the latent (and not so latent) terrors that bedevil contemporary American life.
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