Wow! Such a good movie.

One of the best films i have seen

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Take ShelterThe chemistry among the lead characters; especially the relationship between Michael Shannon and Tova Stewart who plays her daughter, communicates in all levels with the audience through its subtle tone that it stays true to, till the last frame. The writing is strong and powerful and is aware of its character's range and properties that it uses it wisely and projects the best possible outcome at its most intense dramatic scene that stays with the audience even after leaving the screen. It is short on technical aspects like sound department, although it is shot beautifully with amazing camera work and perfect editing. Jeff Nichols; the writer-director, surpasses its thought-provoking script through his brilliant execution skills which speaks volume in here. The performance objective is satisfied utterly by the brilliant cast like Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain and a delightful young talented actress named Tova Stewart. Despite of its grounded nature script, there are few fictionalized or fantasized sequences installed so perfectly that it leaves the audience in the awe of it. Take Shelter is overprotective and immensely secured of its character's perspective that helps fuel this character driven feature into reaching a far fetched idea.

I probably can't add much more than other people has already. Great acting, great cinematography, and great pretty much everything.

This was a very interesting premise, and a film that I've had my eye on for quite some time. The husband to a loving family starts experiencing visions of an apocalyptic storm approaching. Are these visions a warning or is his hereditary mental illness creeping up on him? Regardless, he decides to build a storm shelter for his family. Unremarkably it's very reminiscent to "Noah's Ark", but rather remarkably it's twisted to appear more current with psychological traits embedded within. The combination works, although at times the narrative is unfocused and paced inconsistently, yet it's a riveting and intriguing premise. Not only do we witness the mental breakdown of a man, but also the family troubles they go through and how together they are able to overcome these obstacles as a unit. In lieu of all the ups and downs family life can bring, what matters is the cohesion that is created by love. Chastain beautifully portrays this as a wife who sticks by her husband despite what others think. Shannon, well, one of his best performances as I'm sure everyone will tell you. One particular scene where he warns the community of an encroaching storm, where he seamlessly flips a table, really does showcase his acting talents. The chemistry between them was spiky, where one action could lead to an entire breakdown, but deep down they are there for each other. Rather poignant actually. My problem lies with Nichols' script, it was too cumbersome. There was no personality injected into anyone. On top of that, the story was unfocussed in an attempt to balance the main plot with subplots. Wasn't a fan of the final five minutes, would've been better to remove that entirely. However the conceptual blend between biblical and psychological metaphors proved to be a winning formula, and one that shows off some excellent acting from its lead stars.

Didn't know what to expect from the odd synopsis but decided to take a chance, turned out I should instead have taken shelter from this drizzle. Looking back at some of the 'promo' type reviews that give a false hope of gaining any 'entertainment' value from this 'sleeper' (and sleep-it-did-induce) all these reviews end up by suggesting, that perhaps some folk are quite easily pleased. There are just too many overlong, simple scenes, that are padded out maddeningly to breaking point - suggesting the script may have initially been intended for an hour TV show. There were some moments when it looked like becoming a reasonably decent study of the onset of mental illness (with even a long family history put forth) but this goes nowhere - even the addition of a deaf child in the family looks like adding a touch of curious interest but, after endlessly super-slow situations have been dragged out before us - all we are offered in the finish is a foolish end-of-the-world-dream cop out. Don't waste your valuable time on simple writing that doesn't seem to know what genre it wants to be or have the clarity to deliver its message concisely.Some good performances, with stylish images, are again wasted in another Sundance disappointment.